At the time of a child's death, the nurse tells his mother, "We will miss him so much." The best interpretation of this is that the nurse is:
a. pretending to be experiencing grief.
b. expressing personal feelings of loss.
c. denying the mother's sense of loss.
d. talking when listening would be better.
ANS: B
A patient's death is one of the most stressful aspects of critical care or oncology nursing. Nurses experience reactions similar to those of family members because of their involvement with the child and family during the illness. Nurses often have feelings of personal loss when a patient dies.
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