A patient who has a regularly scheduled annual physical examination tells the nurse, "My mother died 6 months ago and I just can't seem to get over it. I still think about her every day." Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?

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The patient should be reassured that grieving activities such as frequent thoughts about the deceased are considered normal during the first year after a death. The other nursing diagnoses imply that the patient's grief is unusual or pathologic, which is not the case.

A Patient Who Has a Regularly Scheduled Annual Physical Examination