Martha Is 82 Years Old and Has Been Diagnosed with End-Stage

question 20

Multiple Choice

Martha is 82 years old and has been diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.Her kidney specialist has told her that treatments are becoming less and less effective and that "it's only a matter of time" before her kidneys fail completely.Although Martha understands what her physician has told her,she returns home in a state of shock.She decides that her physician must be mistaken and asks her daughter to help her find a new kidney specialist.Which stage of the Kübler-Ross model is Martha experiencing?

• A)denial
• B)anger
• C)bargaining
• D)depression

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