A 62-Year-Old Client Experienced the Loss of an 87-Year-Old Parent

A 62-year-old client experienced the loss of an 87-year-old parent a week ago. A hospice nurse is making a follow-up visit to determine how the client is handling the death. Which statement indicates to the hospice nurse that the client is in the acute mourning stage of bereavement?

A) "I keep thinking about my father; I have trouble believing he's dead. I feel guilty because I didn't go to the nursing home to visit him last week!"
B) "I've been grieving my father; losing him is a tremendous loss, but I have to get on with my life."
C) "My father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all the time; I haven't been able to work for days."
D) "I'm going to spend the weekend with my children; they understand what I've been going through, and I can relax around them."