The community nurse has identified that the mother who gave birth to a stillborn baby last week is an intuitive griever. Which behavior has the nurse encountered that would lead to this assessment?
1. The mother verbalized that her problem-solving skills have been helpful during this process.
2. The mother repeatedly talks about her thoughts, feelings, and emotions about losing her child.
3. The mother talks little about her experience, and appears detached and unaffected by the loss of her child.
4. The mother has asked close friends, co-workers, and relatives not to call or visit.
2
Explanation: 2. Intuitive grievers tend to feel their way through the loss and seek emotional and psychosocial support.
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