Question

For this week's discussion board, review Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's 5 Stages of Dying. Why is it important for healthcare workers to understand the 5 stages? Pick 2 of the 5 stages and discuss what types of behaviors would be associated that that particular stage and how should the healthcare worker respond.

For example, Anger: The patient might yell at the receptionist because their appointment is running behind. Response: The receptionist, understanding that time is important to this patient and that they are angry, will assure the patient that they are doing everything to get them in as soon as possible. It is vital that the receptionist stays calm and does not take the angry outburst from the patient personally.

Answer 1

The 5 stages of Dying by Dr.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross are

• Denial :In this stage ,the patient are informed about the debilitating disease.Patient generally deny it ,that bit should not be their report,wrong report etc. ,
  • For example:A provider informing a patient that he has cancer.The patient starts to deny it by saying that something should be wrong with report,I want it to be rechecedbecause this report can be a error.In this time the healthcare provider should give time for the patient to understand and support them psychologically
• Anger: The patient gets anger even for smaller things for no reason that why things are not happening.The disease makes them to be anger for giving them priority
• Bargaining :In this stage the people starts to accept the disease.They generally demand for help from the almighty vs nd the healthcare provider
  • For example:The patient may request a healthcare professional to prolong their life for attending any species occasions be fire they die.When a patient asks "Dr I want to be alive till the birth of my grandchildren whichnis expected after a couple of months "Here the professional should reassure the patient and should not give any false promises and not refusing. The Dr can handle by saying "I shall retry my best "
• Depression :The patient tends to completely accept it and feels very sad why it happened to them ,why not to others of same age groups
• Acceptance:They accept the illness and be very grateful and very challenging thinking that they have no cure but can end their life as they wish.