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)