The nurse evaluates how an older adult patient will react to the death of a spouse based on how the patient
a. expresses concern for his spouse during a prolonged illness.
b. reacts when their beloved dog was sent to live with an adult child.
c. demonstrates his or her philosophy of health and happiness.
d. expresses how his spouse's illness has impacted their life together.
B
One's responses to loss and death are characterized by one's natural reaction to all kinds of losses, not just death. People's responses depend on their perception of the events and the mean-ing of the loss within the context of their lives and their physical, psychosocial, and spiritual life patterns. This behavior will likely be similar for all major losses, including the relocation of a pet. The other options do not demonstrate a grief reaction.
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