The nurse is working with children in hospice care. The mother of a young child with cancer talks with the nurse about the future holiday celebrations she will miss with her child. The nurse assesses that the mother is experiencing:

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The mother is expressing sadness about future holiday celebrations that she anticipates missing with her child. This is an example of anticipatory loss, as she is grieving the loss of experiences that have not yet occurred but that she knows she will not have with her child.

The Nurse Is Working with Children in Hospice Care