After a teaching session about grief, a client says to the nurse, "I seem to be stuck in the anger stage of grieving over the loss of my son
" How would the nurse assess this statement, and in what phase of the nursing process would this occur? 1. Assessment phase; nursing actions have been successful in achieving the objectives of care.
2. Evaluation phase; nursing actions have been successful in achieving the objectives of care.
3. Implementation phase; nursing actions have been successful in achieving the objectives of care.
4. Diagnosis phase; nursing actions have been successful in achieving the objectives of care.
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Rationale: In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, reassessment is conducted to determine if the nursing actions have been successful in achieving the objectives of care. The implementation of client teaching has enabled the client to verbalize an understanding of the grief process and his or her position in the process. Therefore, the nurse's actions can be evaluated as successful.
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