Author Question: The nurse can assume that all clients like to be touched. Indicate whether the statement is true ... (Read 38 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse can assume that all clients like to be touched.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

You are working with a client who was recently in a building that was bombed.

This client has been hospitalized for weeks and is beginning to show progress in physical recovery; however, the client often says something like, I feel like I can't control the events in my life. Everything is fate. I have given up trying to order my life. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would you likely find after further assessment of this client? a. anxiety
b. risk for violence
c. powerlessness
d. dysfunctional grieving

Gabe · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

F

Answer to Question 2

C
Powerlessness is a subjective feeling that expresses the client's belief that he cannot control the events in his life. The nurse can make this diagnosis when there is sufficient validation from the client that he, indeed, feels out of control and has given up.