Question

141. a nurse is collecting data from a client whose partner died 1 year ago. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing complicated grief? The client develops chest pain each time he talks about his partner The client reports he has no interest in dating. The client attends a grief support group twice each month. The client keeps a framed picture of his partner on the wall

Answer 1

In case of complicated grief, the person does not move out from the past and doesn't recover herself/himself and feels persistent complex grief with excessive sorrow, feel pain every time he talks about his partner, also no interest in dating or making new relations. and has framed pictures of his partner all these three findings indicate that the client is experiencing complicated grief. In case of complicated grief, the person doesn't want to move on, hence he will not join any support group.