The nurse is caring for a patient whose husband is dying. The patient says that the doctors caring for her husband are very good and that she knows her husband will recover. The nurse recognizes that the patient is likely in which stage of grief?
A) Anger
B) Denial
C) Acceptance
D) Bargaining
Question 2
A patient who responds to acute stress by fleeing from the situation is demonstrating the fight-or-flight response. Which of the following describes this response?
A) A surge of adrenalin into the bloodstream in response to an immediate threat
B) A lapse of judgment that causes a person to avoid consequences
C) A positive response to an insulting situation
D) A result of chronic stress