A 62-year-old man experienced the loss of his 87-year-old father a week ago. The hospice nurse is making a follow-up visit to determine how he is handling his father's death
Which of the following statements made indicates to the hospice nurse that patient is in the acute mourning stage of bereavement?
A) "I keep thinking about my father; I have trouble believing he's dead. I feel guilty because I didn't go to the nursing home to visit him last week!"
B) "I've been grieving my father; losing him is a tremendous loss, but I have to get on with my life."
C) "My father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all the time; I haven't been able to work for days."
D) "I'm going to spend the weekend with my children; they understand what I've been going through, and I can relax around them."
D
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