The Postpartum Unit Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who

question 11

Multiple Choice

The postpartum unit nurse is caring for a client who delivered a term stillborn infant yesterday. The mother is heard screaming at the nutrition services worker, "This food is horrible! You people are incompetent and can't cook a simple edible meal!" The nurse understands this as which of the following?

• A) An indication that the mother is in the anger phase of grief.
• B) An abnormal response to the loss of the child.
• C) Reactive stress management techniques in use.
• D) Denial of the death of the child she delivered yesterday.

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