kubler ross

Susie was able to accept the fact that she had cancer and was willing to try to

Acceptance

After the Dr. gave Susie a diagnosis of cancer, Susie yelled "what did I do to deserve this" and punched a hole in the wall.

Anger

Susie was overheard by the nurse praying "If I promise to never ask for anything again, will you reverse what happened?"

Bargaining

Mrs. Estrada is now willing to try new therapies. The nurse identifies that the patient is in what stage of Kubler-Ross' stages of grieving?

Bargaining is the stage when the patient tries new things in order for her to lengthen her life. She is willing to try therapies ranging from the conventional to non conventional methods of treating her cancer.

Susie kept continually arguing with the doctor, stating that the X-Rays were not hers and her charts were actually someone else's with her name on it.

Denial

After being admitted to the hospital, Susie lost her appetite, suffered from insomnia, and lost her interest in reading adult novels, her favorite activity.

Depression

The patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness is crying when the nurse enters the room. The patient states, "I promised God that I would be a better person if He will just let me get over this disease." The nurse recognizes this as Kübler-Ross's stage of:

In the bargaining stage, the person wishes for more time to avoid the loss. The patient may express feelings that the loss is occurring as a punishment for past actions and may try to bargain with a higher power to gain time.

A patient recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer tells the nurse, "I am looking forward to seeing my daughter graduate from college in 2 years." The nurse recognizes that according to Kübler-Ross, this stage of grief is:

Kübler-Ross identifies denial as the person refusing to acknowledge the loss.