The nurse is caring for a client whose spouse died 3 years ago.The client states to the nurse,"I have dinner with my wife every Saturday night." The client tells the nurse that he includes a table setting for her and prepares their "usual" steak dinner.He also lights a candle for her each week marking the time of her death.Based on this data,which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this client when planning care?

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A) The client exhibits complicated grieving through ritualistic behaviors, and his grieving has not come to the point of resolution after 3 years. Death anxiety is anxiety associated with the anticipation of death. The client is able to perform tasks to care for himself, but he has gone beyond ineffective coping to the dysfunctional. Bereavement is a state of loss that is transient and is not a nursing diagnosis.
B) The client exhibits complicated grieving through ritualistic behaviors, and his grieving has not come to the point of resolution after 3 years. Death anxiety is anxiety associated with the anticipation of death. The client is able to perform tasks to care for himself, but he has gone beyond ineffective coping to the dysfunctional. Bereavement is a state of loss that is transient and is not a nursing diagnosis.
C) The client exhibits complicated grieving through ritualistic behaviors, and his grieving has not come to the point of resolution after 3 years. Death anxiety is anxiety associated with the anticipation of death. The client is able to perform tasks to care for himself, but he has gone beyond ineffective coping to the dysfunctional. Bereavement is a state of loss that is transient and is not a nursing diagnosis.
D) The client exhibits complicated grieving through ritualistic behaviors, and his grieving has not come to the point of resolution after 3 years. Death anxiety is anxiety associated with the anticipation of death. The client is able to perform tasks to care for himself, but he has gone beyond ineffective coping to the dysfunctional. Bereavement is a state of loss that is transient and is not a nursing diagnosis.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Whose Spouse Died