Free NCLEX RN Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Practice Question

The nurse is working with a client who has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The client says, 'I have so much left to do. I'm too young to die like this.' Which of the following stages of Kübler-Ross's five stages of grieving does the nurse recognize in this client?

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Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The client's statement reflects bargaining, expressing a desire to delay death to accomplish more.