A nurse is interviewing a client who is a happily-married husband and father of two healthy children. He is in good physical and emotional health. The client was recently dismissed from his job after his company downsized
The client reports: "Perhaps this was the best thing to happen. Maybe I'll look into pursuing that art degree that I abandoned back in college." How should the nurse characterize the client's appraisal of the stressor of losing his job?
A) Irrelevant
B) Harm/loss
C) Threatening
D) Challenging
D
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