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ENagel

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While hospitalized, a patient enters the stage of patient status. What behavior will the nurse observe in this patient?
 
  1. The person shifts into the role as it is determined by society.
  2. The illness is now socially recognized and identified.
  3. Symptoms are being experienced, leading to a diagnosis.
  4. The patient does all that can be done to recover from his or her illness.

Question 2

The nurse determines that a patient is in the onset stage of an illness. What did the nurse observe in the patient?
 
  1. The first symptoms of a given problem are experienced.
  2. There is a gradual resumption of normal roles and activities.
  3. The sick role becomes that of being a patient.
  4. The disease is identified and socially sanctioned.



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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. During the patient status stage, the person adjusts to the social aspects of being ill, and that person is expected to shift into this role as society determines it should be enacted.
2. Diagnosis is where the illness is diagnosed, socially recognized for what it is and identified.
3. The onset stage is where symptoms are first being experienced.
4. Recovery is the time when the patient is recovering and symptoms are disappearing.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Alksen defines four stages of the illness experience. The onset stage is when the person experiences the first symptoms of a given problem.
2. Recovery is where a gradual resumption of normal roles and activities occurs.
3. Assuming a sick role that becomes being a patient is the stage of patient status.
4. Where the disease is identified and socially sanctioned is the diagnosis stage.



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