A nurse is caring for a patient whose husband died over four years ago. The nurse suspects that the patient has abnormal grief. Which of the assessment findings would support this?
A) Talking about her husband as if he were still alive
B) Keeping photos of her husband on her bedside table
C) Talking and laughing about the time when he forgot their anniversary
D) Crying on the anniversary of his death
Ans: A
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