Question

A client who recently was told by her practitioner that she has extensive metastatic carcinoma of the breast, tells the nurse that she believes an error has been made. She states that she does not have breast cancer, and she is not going to die. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing the stage of death and dying known as:

1. Anger

2. Denial

3. Bargaining

4. Acceptance

Answer 1

The client is experiencing the stage of death and dying known as Denial. In this stage, the person does not want to believe that they are dying and may express thoughts such as 'I feel fine' or 'This is not really happening to me.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The client is experiencing the stage of death and dying known as Denial.

According to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's five-stage model of grief, denial is the first stage.

In this stage, the person does not want to believe that they are dying and may express thoughts such as 'I feel fine' or 'This is not really happening to me.'