Nutrition, comfort and end of lifeQuestion 454 of 1700

Which statement about the stages of grief is correct?

  1. Everyone goes through all of the stages in the same order
  2. People may move back and forth between stages or skip stages
  3. The stages occur only after a death has happened
  4. One stage must end before the next stage can begin
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Correct answer: People may move back and forth between stages or skip stages

There is no one correct way to grieve.

Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 6.6: End-of-Life Care

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026