Question 28 - Health Promotion and Maintenance Practice Test for the NCLEX-RN Exam

The nurse is caring for an 87-year-old male with Parkinson’s disease. He tells the nurse he just recently lost his wife who helped care for him. He does not have any children and he expresses great worry about being alone. He tells the nurse that he doesn’t have anything to live for anymore and everyone would be better if he just died. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?