What is an appropriate nursing action when supporting individuals experiencing complicated grief during mental health recovery?

What is an appropriate nursing action when supporting individuals experiencing complicated grief during mental health recovery?

• A. Validate feelings, assess risk, provide supportive counseling, connect to bereavement resources, and avoid pressuring the patient to “move on.”
• B. Encourage the patient to move on as quickly as possible.
• C. Focus exclusively on pharmacologic treatment for grief.
• D. Discharge the patient without providing bereavement resources.

Answer: (A)