The nurse has been asked to administer a coping measurement instrument to a patient. What education would the nurse present to the patient related to this tool?
a. "This tool will let us compare your stress to other patients in the hospital."
b. "This tool is short because it only measures the negative stressors you are experiencing."
c. "You will need to ask your parents about stressors you had as a child to complete this tool."
d. "This tool will help assess recent positive and negative events you are experiencing."
ANS: D
Coping measurement tools measure recent positive and negative life events as perceived by the individual. There is no objective scale for comparison with other patients because each person reacts differently to stressors. Both negative and positive events are assessed. Childhood stressors are not part of this type of evaluation as they are intended to measure recently occurring events.
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