The Nurse Is Doing a Follow-Up Home Visit to a Family

Multiple Choice

The nurse is doing a follow-up home visit to a family who lost their three-month-old infant to SIDS eight weeks ago. The mother s the door in her nightgown with hair uncombed. During the interview, the mother states: "I don't see the point of getting dressed each day." The nurse recognizes that the mother is demonstrating which stage of grief behavior?

A) Recovery
B) Yearning, pining
C) Hostile
D) Disorganization