An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family of a client dying of cancer, whose members have expressed sorrow over the forthcoming loss, would be:

Respuesta :

Answer:

Anticipatory grief as a result of the impending loss of their loved one

Explanation:

Anticipatory grief is a type of grief commonly shown by family members or care givers after a loved one or family member has been diagnosed with a terminal ailment and the patient has few time to live. This is a reaction to the fact that their loved one would be gone soon, and as such, they are overwhelmed with the feeling of loss while the diseased person is still alive.  

While in expectant of the death of the person, they feel much concern with a deep feeling of sorrow as they prepare to embrace the reality of the death of their loved one.