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mynx

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Identify the stages experienced by a person in a crisis. (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Recovery
  b. Adaptation
  c. Disorganization
  d. Crisis
  e. Denial
  f. Reorganization
  g. Perception
  h. Exhaustion

Question 2

A woman grieving her husband's sudden death tells the nurse, Yesterday, I saw my husband walk through the door, smile at me, but then he just faded away.. Select the nurse's most appropriate action.
 
  a. Assess for substance use and abuse.
  b. Assess the patient's psychiatric history.
  c. Refer the patient to the mental health center.
  d. Counsel that visualizations are a normal part of grieving.


canderson530

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

A, C, D, E, F, G
These are the typical stages that a person in crisis experiences. The stages usually occur in the order of perception, denial, crisis, disorganization, recovery, and reorganization.

Answer to Question 2

D
Grieving persons often dream about, visualize, think about, or search for the lost loved one. Inform the person that this experience is a normal phenomenon. Visualization does not suggest substance use or mental illness in this case.


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