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Which of the following best describes a normative life event that can increase the risk for illness?
 
  a. A family is involved in a motor vehicle crash.
  b. A group of teens experiment with recreational drugs.
  c. A woman is pregnant with her first child.
  d. The family wage earner is laid off from his job.

Question 2

A nurse is completing a health risk appraisal with a client. Which of the following comments would cause the nurse to probe further to determine if the family is in crisis?
 
  a. I can't visit my husband in the hospital when I'm at work all day. How can I be sure he's all right?
  b. My husband always handled our finances. Now that he's gone, I'll have to learn how to do this.
  c. I don't know what to do now that my husband is dead. There is no way I can go back to work and also take care of our three children.
  d. What am I supposed to do now that everything we own is gone? Are there any agencies that can help me?



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C



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