A client tells the nurse that she will learn how to use the blood glucose machine some other time since she has to plan her children's holiday events first
The nurse realizes the client is demonstrating which cognitive indication of stress? 1. Problem solving
2. Structuring
3. Self-control
4. Suppression
4. Suppression
Rationale:
The client is demonstrating suppression, which is the conscious and willful act of putting a thought or feeling out of mind. The client is focusing on her children's needs and not the need to learn how to use the blood glucose machine. Problem solving involves thinking through the threatening situation, using specific steps to arrive at a solution. Structuring is the arrangement or manipulation of a situation so that threatening events do not occur. Self-control is assuming a manner and facial expression that convey a sense of being in control or in charge.
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