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Yi-Chen

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Which event is most likely to precipitate grief across a community?
 
  a. A local bank is robbed twice in a single month
  b. An adolescent shoots the principal of a local high school
  c. The elderly pastor of the town's largest church dies of heart failure
  d. Concrete pilings crumble in a bridge important to movement of local traffic

Question 2

A male client has had agoraphobia for several years. In the past 2 years, he has not left his home and only speaks to people on the phone occasionally. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority in this situation?
 
  a. Social isolation
  b. Thought processes, disturbed
  c. Coping, ineffective individual
  d. Powerlessness


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leannegxo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The correct response identifies an event likely to be perceived as a public tragedy. The distracters are occurrences that are more commonplace. They may precipitate concern but not grief.

Answer to Question 2

A
All of the nursing diagnoses apply, but given the length of time of isolation, the nursing diagnosis of Social isolation is most appropriate.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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