The nurse is caring for an adult patient in the clinic who has been evacuated and is a victim of flooding. The patient presents with signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection
Along with needed education surrounding this diagnosis, the nurse teaches the patient about rest, exercise, eating properly, and how to utilize deep breathing and visualization. Which of these explanations would best support these nursing interventions?
a. Urinary tract infections are painful, and these techniques would help with managing the pain.
b. Interventions listed are standard topics taught during health care visits.
c. Stress for long periods of time can lead to exhaustion and decreased resistance to infection.
d. The patient requested this information to teach to extended family at home.
ANS: C
The body responds to emotional or physical stress by the general adaptation syndrome. If stress extends for long periods of time, this can lead to exhaustion, whereby energy stores are depleted and the body has no defenses against invading organisms. Techniques of deep breathing and visualization may be helpful with pain, but the interventions listed are not all standard interventions taught at every health care visit.
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