The goal for a patient is to increase resiliency. Which outcome should a nurse add to the plan of care? Within 3 days, the patient will:
a. describe feelings associated with loss and stress.
b. meet own needs without considering the rights of others.
c. identify healthy coping behaviors in response to stressful events.
d. allow others to assume responsibility for major areas of own life.
ANS: C
The patient's ability to identify healthy coping behaviors indicates adaptive, healthy behavior and demonstrates an increased ability to recover from severe stress. Describing feelings associated with loss and stress does not move the patient toward adaptation. The remaining options are maladaptive behaviors.
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