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The 73-year-old client receiving palliative care comments to the nurse, 'I am such a feeble old man. My life is such a waste, and I hate having my wife see me like this. just wish I could die now.' Which statement is the nurse’s best interpretation of the client’s comments?

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Rationale: The client’s contempt for self and desire to die reflect despair in Erikson’s integrity versus despair stage. No shame or anxiety is evident, and Havighurst’s tasks involve positive adjustments.

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