A nurse is very upset at a patient's death. Her supervisor tells her to get over it and get on with her job. What is the nurse experiencing?
1. Delayed grief
2. Ambiguous loss
3. Complicated grief
4. Disenfranchised grief
Answer: 4
Explanation: Disenfranchised grief is grief that is not recognized or socially supported. Delayed grief occurs when there is a significant period of time between the loss and the individual's grief response. Ambiguous loss typically is associated with missing family members. Complicated grief is a grief response that is outside the ordinary.
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