The hospice nurse is assessing the wife of a client who died 14 months ago. The nurse is concerned that the wife is still grieving the death of her husband. Which objective assessment finding would suggest that the wife is not still grieving?
A) The wife states, "I think about him all of the time."
B) The wife has a weight loss of 40 pounds in the last 14 months.
C) The wife states, "I can't go on living like this."
D) The wife's hair is clean and styled.
Ans: D
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Many of the subjective manifestations of grief have concomitant objective manifestations: dejected physical appearance, slowed motor function, weeping, outbursts of anger, emotional blunting, unkempt appearance, sleep, appetite disturbance (excessive weight loss or gain). Direct quotes are subjective data.
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