A client dying of terminal illness is in the acceptance stage of dying. The family is worried that the client is devoid of all feelings and has given up everything associated with life. How can the nurse explain the client's behavior to the family?
A) The client is resolving emotional conflicts about death.
B) The client is not willing to communicate with family.
C) The client is trying to escape the reality of death.
D) The client is concentrating on past losses.
A
Feedback:
The nurse explains to the family that the client is resolving emotional conflicts about death and accepting impending death. It would not be correct to say that the client is unwilling to communicate with the family because he or she is not in the anger and rage stage of dying. The client is not trying to escape reality of death because he or she is not in the stage of preparatory depression. The client is not concentrating on past losses because he or she is not in the reactive depression stage of dying.
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