The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of grieving as appropriate for the family of a terminally ill client. Which family behavior supports this diagnosis?
A) The family members are crying out loud and wringing their hands during visits.
B) The family is tearful and sad during visits with the client.
C) The family members state that they cannot care for the client at home.
D) Some family members state they cannot go on with life.
Answer: B
Grieving prior to the actual loss is termed anticipatory grieving, which the family is demonstrating by being tearful and sad. Loud crying and wringing of hands might be the beginning of complicated grieving because the client is still alive. When the family members state that they cannot go on with life, they are demonstrating hopelessness. Being unable to care for the client in the home is an example of caregiver role strain.
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