Author Question: The client is a young woman who insists on following a destructive lifestyle. Her care provider at ... (Read 39 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The client is a young woman who insists on following a destructive lifestyle. Her care provider at the clinic is worried about how she is coping with the dangers present in her current situation. The best course of action for the caregiver is to

1. accept her as a whole person.
2. reject her as a whole person.
3. counsel her to accept herself.
4. counsel her to change her ways.

Question 2

The nurse interviewing a patient with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder should be alert to findings indicating the patient: Select all that apply.

a. experiences flashbacks or re-experiences trauma.
b. demonstrates hypervigilance or distrusts.
c. feels detached, estranged, or empty inside.
d. feels driven to repeat ritualistic behaviors.
e. avoids people and places that arouse painful memories.
f. experiences symptoms suggestive of a heart attack.

Gabe · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1
The person is the focus of health care activities.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, E
These assessment findings are consistent with the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR. Ritualistic behaviors are expected in obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder can include episodes resembling heart attacks.