Shortly after a man's wife dies, the man approaches the nurse who cared for his wife during the final hours of life and says angrily, "If you had given her your undivided attention, she would still be alive." Which analysis applies?
a. The comment summarizes the nurse's inadequacies.
b. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving.
c. The patient had ambivalent feelings about his spouse.
d. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through anger.
ANS: B
Anger may protect the bereaved from facing the devastating reality of the loss. Anger expressed during mourning is not directed toward the nurse, personally, although accusations and blame may make him or her feel as though it is.
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