Novak's Five Stages Of Grieving

First of all, the widow will have to go through the grieving process. There is no step amount of time that this will take. According to Novak, “There are five stages of grieving identified by Doctor Kubler-Ross (414).” The first stages of grieving is, denial that the person is dying or has died. The second stage is, anger that the person has died or is dying. The third stage is, bargaining with nurses, doctors, God or others to have the person get well or come back to life. The fourth stage is, depression that the person is dying or has died. The final stage is acceptance that the person is dying or has died. I feel that this emotional journey is one of the hardest challenges in which the widow would have to face.
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