The patient has been diagnosed with a terminal disease.The nurse overhears the patient praying,"If I get through this,I will become a better Christian." The nurse realizes that this falls into Kübler-Ross's stage of:

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In the bargaining stage,the individual tries to postpone awareness of reality of the loss and may act in subtle or overt ways to try to prevent the loss.
In the denial stage,the individual acts as though nothing has happened and may be unable to believe or understand that loss has occurred.In the anger stage,the individual resists the loss and may express anger toward others.In the acceptance stage,the individual accepts reality of the loss and looks to the future.

The Patient Has Been Diagnosed with a Terminal Disease