The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient whose children have come home to be with their mother during her last few days. They spend time looking through picture albums, watching old home movies, and remembering fun times spent together. The nurse identifies which term that best describes the activity of the patient's children?

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The patient and her children are experiencing anticipatory grief as they prepare for the expected death of the patient. Reminiscence and life review are used to assist those experiencing anticipatory grief with the realization that death is approaching.

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