A preoperative patient says to the nurse, "I hope I wake up after surgery. I don't know what my family would do if I didn't." The nurse realizes this patient is demonstrating which nursing diagnosis?

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The patient's statement about worrying about not waking up after surgery and the impact it would have on their family is an example of anticipatory grieving, which is a nursing diagnosis related to a patient's emotional response to an expected loss or death.

A Preoperative Patient Says to the Nurse, "I Hope I