A Nurse Cared for a Terminally Ill Patient for Over

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse cared for a terminally ill patient for over a month and looked forward to spending time with this patient. After the patient died, the nurse began to sleep poorly, lacked energy, and felt depressed. Eventually the nurse explained these feelings to a mentor. How should the mentor counsel the nurse?

• A) About stress-reduction strategies
• B) To seek therapy for dysfunctional grief
• C) About the experience of disenfranchised grief
• D) To consider taking a leave of absence to pursue healing

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