The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer and plans a trip across the country "to settle some issues with my sisters and brothers." Which of the responses should the nurse recognize that the client is manifesting?

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The client's statement indicates that there is some unfinished family business that the client would like to address before dying. Restlessness is frequently a behaviour associated with an inability to express emotional or physical distress, but this client does not express distress and is able to communicate clearly. There is no indication that the client is protesting the prognosis, or that there is any fear that the client's life has been meaningless.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Been