The nurse is working with a client who has been diagnosed as having PTSD related to a combat situation. An initial outcome for the client is that he will:
1. Verbalize feelings about the combat experience
2. Repress memories and feelings about the experience
3. Recognize that the symptoms are masking his fear
4. Leave the military because symptoms are war related
ANS: 1
Expressing feelings permits identification of feelings. This initial step makes it possible to devise effective ways to manage feelings more effectively. 2. This would be nontherapeutic. 3. The symptoms reflect unresolved feelings, not solely fear. 4. This will not help the disorder.
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