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 dying stage of:

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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.

The Patient Who Has Been Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness