The nurse is caring for a homosexual client who has just died due to complication associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The client's partner is still in the room and is dry-eyed and exhibiting somber behavior
The nurse offers condolences to the partner, realizing that the partner expects which to occur?
A) The client's family will want to grieve with him.
B) The partner will want support from those around him on the unit.
C) The community will not allow the partner to grieve openly.
D) The boss at work will be supportive of bereavement leave.
Answer: C
The nurse realizes that the client's partner may be a victim of disenfranchised grief and expects that no one will acknowledge that the partner is grieving or offer support. The nurse extends condolences appropriately. The expectation of the gay partner is that the community, the partner's family, and the workplace will all ignore the validity of his grief.
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