The nurse is caring for a client who lost his wife of 43 years 2 years ago. During care, the client asks the nurse to get him a clean shirt and help him shave and comb his hair as he will be visited by a female friend later in the morning
The nurse determines that the client has met which of the following goals for the grieving client? 1. The client has emotionally moved on with his life.
2. The client is working through the pain of his wife's death.
3. The client has accepted his disability by asking the nurse for help.
4. The client has adjusted to the hospital environment.
1. The client has emotionally moved on with his life.
Rationale:
The client has met the goal of moving on with his life demonstrated by the fact that he is planning to see a lady friend and is asking the nurse to help him prepare for the visit. The pain of grief is over at this point or the client would not be interested in company. There is no evidence that the client is disabled or that he has adjusted to the hospital environment.
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