My father has been dead for over a year and my mother still can't talk about him without crying. Is that normal? What is the best response by the nurse?
A) The inability to talk about your dad without crying, even after a year, is still considered normal.
B) It is not normal. Your mother needs to see a therapist about her grief.
C) Everyone deals with loss differently. You just need to be patient with your mother.
D) Did your mother cry a lot before your father died?
Question 2
A nurse is caring for a patient whose husband died over four years ago. The nurse suspects that the patient has abnormal grief. Which of the assessment findings would support this?
A) Talking about her husband as if he were still alive
B) Keeping photos of her husband on her bedside table
C) Talking and laughing about the time when he forgot their anniversary
D) Crying on the anniversary of his death
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