The nurse notes that the family members of a patient who was injured in an accident are blaming each other for the event
The nurse appropriately lets the family members express their remorse, while explaining that there was probably little they could do to prevent the injury. The family is in which stage of crisis?
A) Anxiety and denial
B) Remorse and guilt
C) Anger
D) Grief
Ans: B
Feedback: Remorse and guilt are natural processes of the stages of a crisis and should be facilitated for the family members to process the crisis.
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