Mr. Gary's wife said 'This can't be happening, The doctor must be wrong!' This is an example of what stage of grieving?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: This can't be happening is denial (A), per Kubler-Ross refusing reality, common early grief. Anger (B) blames, bargaining (C) negotiates, depression (D) mourns. Denial fits her disbelief, making it the correct stage.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Malpractice is failure to meet care standards (B), per legal nursing professional negligence (e.g., wrong med). Reasonable person (A) is general negligence, threat (C) assault, touch (D) battery. B best defines malpractice's specificity, making it correct.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Health is a state of complete well-being (B), per WHO physical, mental, social, not just disease-free (A) or pain-free (C). All (D) narrows scope. B truly captures health's holistic nature, making it correct.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Culture is a set of beliefs and values shared by a group (B), per anthropology shaping health perceptions (e.g., treatment acceptance). It affects care (A), varies individually (C), not all (D). B truly defines culture's role in identity and behavior, influencing nursing practice, making it correct.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Maladaptive coping is ineffective long-term (A), may harm (B), includes substance abuse (D) 'reduces stress effectively' (C) isn't true, as it's temporary or damaging, per theory. C's efficacy fails, making it untrue.