The nurse is admitting a 75-year-old patient into the gastrointestinal laboratory for a routine colonoscopy
During the assessment, the nurse learns that the patient's spouse died 4 months earlier because of stomach cancer and that the patient has not been sleeping well. Which phase of Bowlby's mourning phases does the nurse suspect? a. The numbing phase
b. The yearning/searching phase
c. The disorganization phase
d. The reorganization phase
B
The yearning and searching phase evokes emotional outbursts, tearful sobbing, and acute distress. Common physical symptoms include tightness in the chest and throat, shortness of breath, a feeling of weakness and lethargy, insomnia, and loss of appetite. In the numbing phase, a person has periods of extremely intense emotion and reports feeling "stunned" or "unreal." The person often expresses anger at anyone he or she believes to be responsible. During the final phase of reorganization, the person accepts unaccustomed roles, acquires new skills, and builds new relationships.
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