Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
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Date of Graduation
Spring 2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Archival Department Name
Deaprtment of Nursing
Advisor(s)
Arlene Kelley
Julie Strunk
Debbie Gleason
Abstract
Age and developmental stage directly influence the grieving individual's ability to understand and process death. Adolescents are especially vulnerable to developing negative coping skills such as substance abuse, self-destructive behaviors, and eating disorders. After a loss occurs, nurses can use their role as a caregiver who is neither a parent nor a peer to provide adolescents with an opportunity to express their grief. Nurses can educate grieving adolescents on the differences between positive and negative coping skills and can therefore reduce the number of future hospitalizations related to ineffective coping mechanisms.
Recommended Citation
Reighard, Erica C., "Adolescent grief: The nurse's role in promoting healthy coping mechanisms and preventing future hospitalizations" (2016). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 147.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/147
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