The nurse is leading a recovery group made up of parents who have lost a child. As the opening topic for the night's discussion, the nurse has again reviewed information about the grief process to the parents and talked about how different people grieve. During the discussion phase, several fathers speak. The nurse recognizes that the father who needs more time to understand the grief process is the father who says:

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The father who asks why his wife isn't ready to move on after only six months shows a lack of understanding that the grief process is individual and can take much longer than six months. This father may benefit from more education on the normalcy of grief and the varied reactions people have. The other three fathers show some level of understanding about the grief process.

The Nurse Is Leading a Recovery Group Made Up of Parents