Soon after leaving nursing school a nurse cared for a terminally ill client over a period of a month
The nurse found that she looked forward to spending time with this client.
When the client died, the
nurse realized that she experienced feelings of sadness. As time went on, the nurse found herself
sleeping poorly, lacking energy, and feeling mildly depressed. Eventually the nurse explained her
feelings to her mentor. The mentor should counsel the nurse
a. about stress reduction strategies.
b. to seek therapy for dysfunctional grief.
c. about the experience of disenfranchised grief.
d. to consider taking a leave of absence to pursue healing.
C
The nurse is experiencing disenfranchised grief. Nurses often incur loss that is not openly
acknowledged or publicly mourned. Loss of a client may not be recognized or acknowledged by
others, so the grief is solitary and uncomforted and may be difficult to resolve. Option A does not
address the actual problem. Option B: The grief is not dysfunctional. Option D is inappropriate.
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