You Are Caring for a 35-Year-Old Man Whose Severe Workplace

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a 35-year-old man whose severe workplace injuries necessitate bilateral below-theknee amputations. How can you anticipate that the patient will respond to this news?

A) The patient will go through the stages of grief over the next week to 10 days.
B) The patient will progress sequentially through five stages of the grief process.
C) The patient will require psychotherapy to process his grief.
D) The patient will experience grief in an individualized manner.