The nurse assesses a client as presenting with the clinical picture of posttraumatic stress syn-drome. The priority information the nurse will need to obtain will refer to:
1. Child development
2. The antecedent crisis
3. Cognitive distortions
4. Sleep or rest disturbance
ANS: 2
A situational (external) crisis event always precedes posttraumatic stress disorder. The nurse must obtain information about this triggering event to plan effective interventions. 1. Assessing child development is not a priority. 3. Assessing cognitive distortions is not the priority, but it will be a later consideration. 4. While important, this is not the priority information.
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