A client newly diagnosed with RA is depressed after the nurse provides education on the disease process. Important interventions the nurse can offer include helping the client
a. choose a high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet to provide energy.
b. find medical supply companies that carry adaptive devices.
c. learn to participate actively in response to their illness.
d. understand the importance of taking medications on time.
C
The client with RA can easily become exhausted trying to adapt to the illness. Unless clients learn to participate actively in modulating their responses to the illness, the amount of energy adaptation requires will increase until the client is no longer able to adapt and be as functional as possible. None of the other options addresses this psychosocial need.
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