The nurse is assigning support personnel to assist the families of clients who have died in dealing ...

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The client who died of cancer does not meet the criteria as well as the murdered client.
Rationale 2: The client who died of renal failure does not meet the criteria as well as the murdered client.
Rationale 3: Although all families are different and all families can respond to grief differently, research supports a greater potential for complicated grief in families whose loved one died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. Of the options given, the client who was murdered best fits all three situations.
Rationale 4: The client who died of heart disease had been ill for some time and does not meet the criteria as well as the murdered client.