A man who recently lost his wife of 50 years shares with the nurse that he'll "never get over missing her." The nurse is most therapeutic when responding
a. "We are here to help you anyway we can."
b. "Focus on the beautiful memories you have of her and your life together."
c. "Time will help you adjust to your loss."
d. "You'll never get over your loss but you can learn to live with it."
D
The third step in the process of mourning is the adjustment to an environment in which the de-ceased is missing. Older spouses have reported that they feel as though they will never "get over" their loss; instead, they have learned to live with it. It is nice to let the patient know you are here for him or her, but this does not give any useful information to help the patient. Telling the patient to focus on memories is dismissive. The nurse should not use clichés like "time will help."
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