A patient tells the nurse that he is sick and will do whatever he is told to do. The nurse realizes this patient is demonstrating:
1. Sick role behavior.
2. Internal locus of control.
3. Crisis response.
4. Denial.
Sick role behavior.
Rationale: When individuals become ill and must be hospitalized, they are expected to behave in certain ways and assume a sick role. A sick role is a set of expectations that people who are ill should meet and that society, including caregivers, expects of them. When a person enters the hospital, that person is immediately oriented to hospital rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. It is expected that patients and their families will adhere to these rules. The patient is expected to be cooperative, dependent, and nondemanding. Internal locus of control is the perception that people have control over events that happen in their lives. This patient is not demonstrating denial or a response to a crisis.
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