The home care nurse is visiting a patient in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Which statement by the patient indicates the acceptance of grief from the condition and progno-sis?
a. The patient often cries about his incapaci-ty.
b. The patient makes jokes about this ap-proaching death.
c. The patient talks with his family about his desires for his funeral.
d. The patient begins to sleep for longer pe-riods of time during the day.
C
Planning with family signals acceptance. Crying, joking, and sleeping are efforts at denial.
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