A client comes to the Emergency Department with chest pain and difficulty breathing. The nurse concludes that the client is in which stage of acute illness behavior?
1. Assuming a dependent role
2. Seeking medical attention
3. Feeling out of sorts
4. Seeking rehabilitation
Answer: 2
1. Assuming the dependent role is stage 4, when the client accepts the illness.
2. Stage 3 involves the client's seeking medical attention.
3. Stage 1 is when the client feels out of sorts.
4. The client seeks rehabilitation in the final stage 5.
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