A nurse cared for a terminally ill patient for over a month and always looked forward to spending time with the patient. When the patient died, the nurse experienced sadness and felt mildly depressed. Eventually, the nurse explains these feelings to a mentor. The mentor should counsel the nurse:

A) about stress-reduction strategies.
B) to seek therapy for dysfunctional grief.
C) about the experience of disenfranchised grief.
D) to consider taking a leave of absence to pursue healing.

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Sarina Fitzmaurice · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The nurse is experiencing disenfranchised grief. Nurses often incur loss that is not openly acknowledged or publicly mourned. The loss of a patient may not be recognized or acknowledged by others; therefore the grief is solitary and uncomforted and may be difficult to resolve.

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