Several weeks after a myocardial infarction, a client says to the nurse, "Why did this happen to me?" The nurse understands that an important milestone in recovery is:
a. understanding control of risk factors
b. coming to terms with the behavioral changes
c. understanding the cause of heart disease
d. coming to terms with the meaning of the illness
D
Coming to terms with the meaning of the illness is an important milestone in the recovery process for clients who have suffered from myocardial infarctions. Humans naturally seek the meaning of events in their life. The clients may find themselves reflecting on their previous lifestyle habits, hereditary predisposition, even the influence of a higher power as a source for this illness.
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