Author Question: During an interview, a patient states, I feel so guilty, and I'm so ashamed of what I did. The nurse ... (Read 97 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

During an interview, a patient states, I feel so guilty, and I'm so ashamed of what I did. The nurse interprets this as which of the following?

A) Negative emotion
B) Positive emotion
C) Borderline emotion
D) Nonemotion

Question 2

The nurse has admitted a client who was brought to the emergency room complaining of severe chest pain. The medical diagnosis is myocardial infarction. The client states, This can't be true. I have always been very healthy.

This statement indicates this client is experiencing: a. secondary gains
b. shock and denial
c. role conflict
d. loss and grief

rleezy04 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B
The client is most likely experiencing shock and denial. Denial is a very common reaction when faced with a life-threatening illness. It is often less emotionally taxing for clients to distance themselves from a life-threatening diagnosis through denial than to deal with the uncertainty of the future. Other emotions that are common, particularly among cardiac patients, are anger and guilt.