The recently widowed 65-year-old man has told the nurse that he is so lost without his wife that he is planning to retire, sell his home, and move to a retirement village in another state. The nurse is aware that such a plan is:
a. positive, because it represents a new beginning.
b. positive, because it allows him more time to resolve his grief.
c. risky, because he is giving up significant supports to his self-image and grief resolution process.
d. negative, because he has not thought his plan through.
ANS: C
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