A nurse in a maternity unit is providing emotional support to a patient and her husband who are preparing to be discharged from the hospital after the birth of a stillborn, full-term infant
Which statement, if made by the patient, indicates a component of the normal grieving process? 1. "We would really like to attend a support group.".
2. "We are ok. We are going to work on having another baby now.".
3. "We never want to have a baby again or talk about our loss.".
4. "We are filling out the paperwork to adopt a baby.".
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1. This is the best answer to demonstrate the normal grieving process, but other answers can be true if people are struggling with the grieving process.
2. The parents are not taking the time to grieve for the child they lost.
3. The parents are making choices at a highly emotional time. The parents should wait to make this decision.
4. The parents are making life decisions too early after the death of their child.
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