The home health nurse assesses that the goal of grief resolution has been accomplished when the nurse observes that a widow performs which activities? (Select all that apply.)
a. Adjusted to an environment without the spouse
b. Put financial affairs in order
c. Made plans for a lengthy trip
d. Sought new relationships
e. Acquired a job
A, D
Environmental adjustment and seeking new relationships are clear evidence of grief resolution. A trip, arranging financial affairs, or finding employment may be a form of denial or activities that may be dictated by the situation and is not necessarily resolution of grief.
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