During a follow-up visit, a woman is describing new onset of marital discord with her terminally ill spouse. Using the Kübler-Ross behavioral theory, the nurse recognizes that the spouse is in which stage of dying?
a. Denial
b. Bargaining
c. Anger
d. Depression
ANS: C
Kübler-Ross' traditional theory involves five stages of dying. The anger stage of adjustment to an impending death can involve resistance, anger at God, anger at people, and anger at the situation. Denial would involve failure to accept a death. Bargaining is an action to delay acceptance of death by bartering. Depression would present as withdrawal from others.
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