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jon_i · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A legal secretary 25 years of age is seeking counseling because she recently lost her job unexpectedly. Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to use in assessing the client's response to losing her job?

A) What happened to cause you to lose your job?
B) How did you feel immediately after being told you no longer had a job?
C) How do you expect yourself to be able to handle this situation?
D) How have you responded to previous stressful situations?

Question 2

A Red Cross nurse is working with tornado victims. The nurse is interviewing a woman whose house was totally destroyed during the night by the tornado. The woman's pet poodle died as a result of the tornado. Which of following would the nurse most likely

expect to hear from the woman?

A) I don't know. I can't feel anything right now. Nothing seems real.
B) Devastated . . . I just feel totally devastated. I don't know how I can go on living.
C) I just want my insurance man to get here so I can file a claim. Everything I had is gone.
D) I always thought my dog would die peacefully in my arms. Now I'll never be able to hold her again.

atrochim · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Individual responses to a crisis can be best understood by assessing the usual responses of the person to stressful events. The response to the crisis also depends on the meaning of the event to the person. Asking about the cause of job loss, immediate feelings, and how the person expects to handle the situation do not address the client's response to the job loss.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
In the beginning of a crisis, a victim may report the feeling of numbness and shock. The reality of the woman's loss has not had sufficient time to sink in. When it does, she will experience intense emotions regarding her loss.