During an interview, a patient states, I feel so guilty, and I'm ...

[ghost!]

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]

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.

[ghost!]

Gracias!

[jackie]

Excellent