The nurse is caring for an aged client who is dying. The client has not accepted death and is acting out in interactions with the nurse. Which is the most likely statement by the client to the nurse at this time?
A) "No, not me!"
B) "I am at peace with the diagnosis."
C) "Yes me, but why did this happen to me?"
D) "If I could just live just two more weeks, I can see my daughter get married."
C
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The most likely statement by the client would be, "Yes me, but why did this happen to me?" The client would not say "I am at peace with the diagnosis" because the client has not already accepted death. The client would not say, "No, not me!", because the client is not denying death. or "If I could just live just two more weeks, I can see my daughter get married" because the client is not bargaining for time and is not developing an awareness of death.
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