A married couple has just received the news that the husband has terminal cancer. The wife tells the nurse, Maybe if we get another opinion and start treatment right way there is a chance of survival. The nurse documents that the wife is expressing signs of which of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief?

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Kubler-Ross developed a model of five stages to explain what people experience as they grieve and mourn: (1) Denial is shock and disbelief regarding the loss. (2) Anger may be expressed toward God, relatives, friends, or health-care providers. (3) Bargaining occurs when the person asks God or fate for more time to delay the inevitable loss. (4) Depression results when awareness of the loss becomes acute. (5) Acceptance occurs when the person shows evidence of coming to terms with death.

A Married Couple Has Just Received the News That the Husband