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Children of a widowed parent confer with the nurse; their surviving parent repeatedly relates the details of finding the deceased parent not breathing, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, going to the hospital by ambulance, and seeing the pronouncement of death. The family asks, "What can we do?" The nurse should counsel the family:

Children of a widowed parent confer with the nurse; their surviving parent repeatedly relates the details of finding the deceased parent not breathing, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, going to the hospital by ambulance, and seeing the pronouncement of death. The family asks, "What can we do?" The nurse should counsel the family:


A) to share their own feelings with the surviving parent and ask for the retelling to stop.
B) that retelling the story should be limited to once daily to avoid unnecessary stimulation.
C) that retelling memories is to be expected as part of the aging process.
D) that repeating the story is a helpful and a necessary part of grieving.

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