A Nurse Is Working with a Patient and Realizes That

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a patient and realizes that it is almost one year since the death of the patient's spouse. What should the nurse do?

• A) Ignore it unless the patient mentions it.
• B) Tell the patient to visit the spouse's grave that day.
• C) Suggest that the patient make plans to go away that day.
• D) Prepare the patient for a possible anniversary reaction and help the patient plan for it.

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