The nurse suspects that the spouse of a terminally ill client is experiencing anticipatory grief when he :
a. dramatically reduces the time he spends attending to the client.
b. refuses to leave the client's bedside re-gardless of the reason.
c. sobs inconsolably whenever he visits.
d. spends hours recalling details of their life together.
ANS: A
Anticipatory grief is the response to a real or perceived loss such as in anticipation of the death of a loved one. Behaviors that may signal anticipatory grief include a sudden change in attitude to-ward the thing or person to be lost. The other options are characteristics of normal grieving.
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