A patient's fiancé died in an automobile accident several days ago. The patient reports crying and experiencing feelings of guilt and anger. This behavior is characteristic of which aspect of grief?

A) Denial
B) Reorganization
C) Development of awareness
D) Preoccupation with the loss

A victim of a violent rape has been in the emergency department for 3 hours. Evidence collection is complete. As discharge counseling begins, the victim says softly, "I will never be the same again. I can't face my friends. There is no sense of trying to go on." Select the nurse's most important response.

A) "Are you thinking of suicide?"
B) "It will take time, but you will feel the same as before."
C) "Your friends will understand when you tell them."
D) "You will be able to find meaning in this experience as time goes on."

A patient with a history of daily alcohol use says, "Drinking helps me cope with being a single parent." Which response by the nurse would help the individual conceptualize the drinking more objectively?

A) "Sooner or later, alcohol will kill you. Then what will happen to your children?"
B) "I hear a lot of defensiveness in your voice. Do you really believe this?"
C) "If you were coping so well, why were you hospitalized again?"
D) "Tell me what happened the last time you drank."