Which behavior would the nurse evaluate as indicating successful completion of a bereaved
individual's grieving process?
a. After 15 months, the widow realistically remembers both the pleasures and
disappointments of her relationship with her husband.
b. Three years after her husband's death, the widow talks about her husband as if he
were alive, then weeps when others mention his name.
c. For 2 years after her husband's death, the widow has kept his belongings in their
usual places.
d. Eighteen months after her husband's death, the widow states she has never cried
or experienced feelings of loss even though they were very close.
A
The work of grieving is over when the bereaved can remember the individual realistically and
acknowledge both the pleasure and disappointments associated with the loved one. The individual is
then free to enter into new relationships and activities. The other options suggest unresolved grief.
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