A middle-age patient with a terminal disease is speaking harshly to the nurse every time the call light is answered.The nurse identifies that this patient is experiencing the second stage of Kübler-Ross' stages of dying.What is the second stage?

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Kübler-Ross' (1969)classic theory identifies five responses to loss: denial,anger,bargaining,depression,and acceptance.Individuals in the denial stage act as though nothing has changed.They cannot believe or understand that a loss has occurred.In the anger stage,a person resists the loss,is angry about the situation,and sometimes becomes angry with God.During bargaining,the individual postpones awareness of the loss and tries to prevent the loss from happening by making deals or promises.A person realizes the full significance of the loss during the depression stage.When depressed,the person feels overwhelmingly lonely or sad and withdraws from interactions with others.During the stage of acceptance,the individual begins to accept the reality and inevitability of loss and looks to the future.

A Middle-Age Patient with a Terminal Disease Is Speaking Harshly