A family has just learned their child has cystic fibrosis. They told the nurse "this won't change anything, our child is not that sick.". The nurse recognizes that the family is in which stage of the grieving process?
a. Anger and resentment
b. Sorrow and depression
c. Shock and disbelief
d. Acceptance and adjustment
C
According to Kübler-Ross, denial is the initial stage of the grieving process when an individual reacts with shock and disbelief to the diagnosis of a chronic illness. Feelings of anger, resentment, sadness, and depression are part of the grieving process, after the initial response of shock and disbelief. Acceptance is the final stage of the grieving process.
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