The nurse is caring for the family of a terminally ill client.The family members have been tearful and sad since the diagnosis was given.What is the best nursing diagnosis problem statement for this family?

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The family members' emotional response to the client's diagnosis is consistent with anticipatory grief, which is a personal, family, and community response to dying and death. The diagnosis is anticipatory because it refers to the grieving that occurs before death. The family's expression of sadness and tearfulness indicates the presence of anticipatory grief. Option B (Dysfunctional Grieving) refers to when an individual experiences prolonged, difficult, or unresolved mourning after a loss. Option C (Hopelessness) and D (Caregiver Role Strain) do not capture the family's grief and emotional response to the terminal illness diagnosis.

The Nurse Is Caring for the Family of a Terminally