A newly diagnosed patient with macular degeneration flings her book at the television set and furiously says, "I can't read this blasted book, and I can't see what is on the stupid TV!" How should the nurse define this behavior?
a. Anger stage of grieving
b. Poor impulse control
c. Ineffective management of a therapeutic regimen
d. Psychotic reaction to loss
A
Frequently, a grieving process accompanies the realization that deteriorating vision and ultimate blindness are inevitable with macular degeneration.
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