A patient in the emergency room of a local community hospital is crying uncontrollably and repeating over and over, "He will hurt me if I don't get away from him. You have to help me, please."
Which of the following interventions reflects attention to care in the manner advocated by the assumptions stated in the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model? a. Getting a health care provider to prescribe a sedative for the patient
b. Asking the patient to provide more details about "what he will do"
c. Beginning the nursing process by conducting a nursing assessment
d. Putting the patient in a quiet room to minimize environmental stimuli
C
The primary responsibility of the psychiatric nurse according to the fifth assumption of the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model is to use the nursing process, standards of care, and professional performance, which, in this case, should start with a nursing assessment. The remaining options are specific interventions that are determined to be appropriate by the assessment data.
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