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fox · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is interviewing a client who is distressed over the loss of a job that the client has worked for 15 years. Which questions would best assist the nurse determining the client's appraisal of the situation? Select all that apply.

A) What resources do you rely on in difficult times?
B) Have you ever experienced a similar situation; if so, what did you do?
C) Who do you think is to blame for this situation?
D) What options are available to you at this time?

Question 2

A nurse is interviewing a client who is a happily-married husband and father of two healthy children. He is in good physical and emotional health. The client was recently dismissed from his job after his company downsized.

The client reports: Perhaps this was the best thing to happen. Maybe I'll look into pursuing that art degree that I abandoned back in college. How should the nurse characterize the client's appraisal of the stressor of losing his job?
A) Irrelevant
B) Harm/loss
C) Threatening
D) Challenging