The nurse is using Bowlby's phases of mourning as a framework for assessing the client's re-sponse to the traumatic loss of her leg. During the "yearning and searching" phase, the nurse an-ticipates that the client may respond by:

Question

1. Crying intermittently
2. Becoming angry at the nurse
3. Acting stunned by the eventual loss
4. Discussing the change in role that will occur

Answer 1

ANS: 1
During the "yearning and searching" phase of Bowlby's phases of mourning, the nurse antici-pates the client may have outbursts of tearful sobbing and acute distress. During Bowlby's "dis-organization and despair" phase of mourning, the nurse anticipates the client may express anger at anyone who might be responsible, including the nurse.
During the "numbing" phase of Bowlby's phases of mourning, the nurse anticipates the client may act stunned by the loss. During the "reorganization" phase of Bowlby's phases of mourning, the nurse anticipates the client may discuss the change in role that will occur.