Martin K M
Hartford Hospital, Connecticut 06115.
J Neurosci Nurs. 1994 Jun;26(3):134-9. doi: 10.1097/01376517-199406000-00005.
Family members of a person suffering head injury are confronted with permanent alterations in the person they love. The change in the individual is experienced as a loss which must be grieved. This grieving process can be difficult since the presence of the head injury survivor serves as a constant reminder to the family of what they have lost. With an understanding of the concept of loss without death, nurses caring for the families of head-injured individuals may be better equipped to assist them through this difficult process.
头部受伤者的家庭成员面对的是他们所爱的人永久性的改变。这种个体的变化被视为一种必须为之悲痛的损失。这个悲痛过程可能很艰难，因为头部受伤幸存者的存在不断让家人想起他们失去的东西。了解了无死亡的损失这一概念后，照顾头部受伤者家属的护士或许能更好地帮助他们度过这一艰难过程。
