Author Question: A patient states she is having flashbacks about a rape that happened several months ago. She becomes ... (Read 36 times)

Wadzanai · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient states she is having flashbacks about a rape that happened several months ago. She becomes dyspneic and diaphoretic. Her heart rate increases to 120 beats per minute.

You decide that an appropriate focus for the patient's nursing diagnosis is:
A) Ineffective individual coping
B) Knowledge deficit
C) Impaired circulatory function: actual
D) Panic

Question 2

A nurse who is being sensitive to the client's needs would do which of the following?

A) Avoid the use of silence.
B) Use closed-ended questions.
C) Listen to the client's feelings.
D) Refrain from asking for details so the client does not feel pressured.