The home health nurse makes a nursing diagnosis of unresolved grief for a patient who was widowed 5 months ago after:
a. seeing that the patient keeps a picture of the husband by her bed.
b. the patient said tearfully, "I can't believe he is gone."
c. assessing that the patient eats out frequently rather than cooking at home.
d. the patient says that she attends church three times a week.
B
Unresolved grief results when a grieving person doesn't move past some stage of grief work. The widow is still in denial.
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