The nurse recognizes that anticipatory grieving can be most beneficial for a patient or family because it can:
A)be done in a private setting.
B)be discussed with other individuals.
C)promote separation of the ill patient from the family.
D)allow time for the process of grief.

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The benefit of anticipatory grief is that it allows for a gradual disengagement from the loss.Anticipatory grief may help people move through the stages of grief,allowing time to grieve in private,to discuss the anticipated loss with others,and then to "let go" of the loved one.

The Nurse Recognizes That Anticipatory Grieving Can Be Most Beneficial