Some people readily become ill when under stress. Others are able to deal with tremendous stress and remain physically and mentally healthy. This disparity is affected by a person's level of hardiness.
How can you apply this knowledge to your nursing care?
1) You cannot use this information at all. People are innately hardy or not. This is something that you must merely recognize.
2) You should encourage all people to develop some level of hardiness in order to get through difficult physical and emotional times.
3) You should assess for your own level of hardiness: if you are hardy, you will be a better nurse; if you are not, you can learn more about hardiness.
4) You can assess for hardiness in patients; you can encourage hardy patients to learn about their illness as a means for them to be more comfortable.
Question 2
Dunn believes that an individual's state of health should be evaluated in the context of the person's environment. This approach illustrates that:
1) An unhealthy physical environment, characterized by poor living conditions, always has a negative effect on an individual's health.
2) Adequate income, food, and shelter create a healthful environment and always improve physical health status.
3) Physical environment, family, and social support may help or hinder the health status of an individual.
4) The environment that should always be assessed is the client's immediate surroundings; extended boundaries do not apply in an ill state.
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