A child who knows about a terminal disease tells the nurse of plans to recover and become a doctor to cure everyone in the whole world. What is the child demonstrating to the nurse?

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Bargaining, a stage of the grief process, is attempting to work out a deal to prevent death from occurring. This child is not demonstrating anxiety, immature thinking, or a poor opinion of the care that has been received.

A Child Who Knows About a Terminal Disease Tells the Nurse