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Anticipatory grieving is beneficial to a client or family because it can:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Anticipatory grieving mourning before a loss (e.g., terminal diagnosis) helps clients or families process emotions gradually, fostering a healthier emotional state. It allows acceptance over time, reducing shock post-loss (e.g., preparing for a loved one's death). Privacy is possible but not the benefit grieving's value lies in emotional work, not seclusion. Drawing family closer may occur, but it's secondary; individual coping is primary. Discussing with others aids support, not the core benefit. By facilitating emotional adjustment e.g., a patient accepting mortality anticipatory grieving eases transition, a key nursing focus in end-of-life care, making this the primary advantage.