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 potential problem?

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The patient's statement indicates that they are already processing the possibility of their own death and the impact it would have on their family, which can be a manifestation of anticipatory grieving. Coping, chronic sorrow, and death anxiety are all also potential problems in preoperative patients, but they are not specifically demonstrated by the patient's statement in this scenario.

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