A nurse is taking care of a client in the denial stage of dying. The student nurse is preparing a short postclinical report about the stages of dying and wants to include a brief description of the stages of death
The student nurse has to be able to describe each stage in one word. Which word by the student nurse would best describe the denial stage of dying? A) Rage
B) Shock
C) Guilt
D) Grief
B
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During the denial stage of dealing with death, the individual experiences shock. Rage occurs in the anger stage; guilt occurs in the bargaining stage and grief is present in the depression stage.
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