A legal secretary 25 years of age is seeking counseling because she recently lost her job unexpectedly. Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to use in assessing the client's response to losing her job?
A) "What happened to cause you to lose your job?"
B) "How did you feel immediately after being told you no longer had a job?"
C) "How do you expect yourself to be able to handle this situation?"
D) "How have you responded to previous stressful situations?"
Ans: D
Individual responses to a crisis can be best understood by assessing the usual responses of the person to stressful events. The response to the crisis also depends on the meaning of the event to the person. Asking about the cause of job loss, immediate feelings, and how the person expects to handle the situation do not address the client's response to the job loss.
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