You are the psychiatric-mental health nurse caring for a young, recently married woman, whose sister and niece were recently killed in a motor vehicle accident
This young woman is making arrangements for the funerals, and you know that your patient has insight into her current stressors. What do you know is occurring with this young woman?
A) The mediating process is occurring.
B) The patient is experiencing an expected level of denial.
C) The patient's awareness of her stress makes it more acute.
D) The patient is emotionally overwhelmed.
Ans: A
Feedback:
After recognizing a stressor, a person consciously or unconsciously reacts to manage the situation. This is termed the mediating process. Nothing in the scenario indicates the patient is either in denial or feeling overwhelmed. Awareness of stress does not necessarily exacerbate it.
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