Many parents who have children diagnosed with a chronic illness experience recurrent feelings of grief,loss,and fear related to the child's condition and loss of the ideal healthy child.The nurse recognizes this process as
A) anticipatory grieving.
B) chronic sorrow.
C) bereavement.
D) illness trajectory.

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The stated recurrent feelings define chronic sorrow,which is considered a normal process involving grief that may never be resolved.Anticipatory grieving is the process of mourning,coping,interacting,planning,and psychosocial reorganization that is begun as a response to the impending loss of a loved one.Bereavement is defined as the objective condition or state of loss.Illness trajectory is defined as the impact of the disease or condition on all family members,physiologic unfolding of the disease,and work organization done by the family to cope.

Many Parents Who Have Children Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness