The nurse is caring for a client scheduled for surgery the next day. On what should the nurse focus to determine this client's level of stress? Select all that apply
1. The surgical procedure
2. The client's religious beliefs
3. If the surgery is going to alter the client's life
4. Client's perception of the surgical experience
5. Number of stress-producing events in the client's recent past
2, 3, 4, 5
Rationale 1: The degree of anxiety and stress does not depend on the surgical procedure.
Rationale 2: The degree of anxiety and stress depends on the client's belief system and religious conviction.
Rationale 3: The degree of anxiety and stress depends on the significance of the surgery to the client and how life will be altered.
Rationale 4: The degree of anxiety and stress depends on the client's perceptions of the hospitalization and surgical experience.
Rationale 5: The degree of anxiety and stress depends on the number of stress-producing events that have occurred recently in the client's life or within the client's family.
Global Rationale: The degree of anxiety and stress depends on the client's belief system and religious conviction, the significance of the surgery to the client and how life will be altered, the client's perceptions of the hospitalization and surgical experience, and the number of stress-producing events that have occurred recently in the client's life or within the client's family. The degree of anxiety and stress does not depend on the surgical procedure.
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