An adult recently diagnosed with AIDS is hospitalized with pneumoni
a. The patient and family are very anxious. Select the best outcome to add to the plan of care for this family.
a. Identify and describe effective coping methods.
b. Describe the stages of the anticipatory grieving process.
c. Recognize the ways dysfunctional communication is expressed in the family.
d. Examine previously unexpressed feelings related to the patient's sexuality.
A
Desired outcomes might be set for the family as a whole or for individuals within the family. The outcome most closely associated with the anxiety that each is experiencing is to focus on identifying and describing ways of coping with the anxiety. The other options are not appropriate at this time.
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