A nurse incorporating a client's psychosocial reaction to a disabling illness into the plan of care would use a staging model because the model
a. allows the nurse to group the client with peers for socializing.
b. describes the process of adaptation as a standardized process.
c. explains some common reactions to the disabling condition.
d. predicts the experience of psychosocial adaptation.
C
There are several models that explain stages clients may go through as they adapt to the reality of their condition. The advantage to using a model is that it can explain some of the reactions clients commonly have and can offer interventions appropriate for each stage. But client responses are individual and are influenced by many factors including the meaning of the event, past coping experiences, and others' response to the event. Common responses are denial, grieving, uncertainty, hopelessness, helpfulness, and eventual adaptation.
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