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storky111 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse caring for a client who was the victim of Intimate Partner Abuse (IPV) has identified the nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Coping, related to a situational crisis secondary to ongoing cycle of violence, as evidenced by inability to ask

for help. A possible outcome objective for this diagnosis would be which of the following? a. The client will state reasons her husband needed to hurt her.
b. The client will verbalize her feelings, strengths, and needs.
c. The client will state that she deserved to be battered.
d. The client will not press charges against her husband.

Question 2

Two nursing students failed their introductory nursing course. Student A plans to seek tutoring assistance and to retake the course next fall. Student B attempts suicide after learning her grade.

To which factors should a nurse attribute Student B's actions? Select all that apply.
A) The individual's perception of the event
B) The time of year in which the event occurred
C) The availability of supports
D) The availability of adequate coping mechanisms
E) The number of other people who failed the course

C.mcnichol98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The most appropriate outcome for a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Coping, related to a situational crisis secondary to ongoing cycle of violence, as evidenced by inability to ask for help, is for the client to verbalize her feelings, strengths, and needs. The other outcomes do not demonstrate improvement in the client's thinking.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, D