A patient diagnosed with cancer contacted an attorney about a will and a church to arrange funeral and cemetery arrangements. What do this patient's activities suggest to the nurse?
1. The patient is participating in anticipatory grieving.
2. The patient feels he is going to die within the month.
3. The patient's family will not be willing to make funeral arrangements.
4. The patient wants something to do while waiting for chemotherapy treatments.
Correct Answer: 1
Anticipatory grieving is a response to loss that has not yet occurred. The patient with cancer is often confronted with facing death and making preparations for it. This can be a healthy response that allows the patient and family to work through the dying process and achieve growth in the final stage of life. Participating in the activities of a will and funeral arrangements does not mean that the patient feels he is going to die within the month or that the patient's family will not be willing to make funeral arrangements. The patient is not doing these activities while waiting for chemotherapy treatments.
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