After an assault by a patient, a nurse has difficulty sleeping, startles easily, and is preoccupied with the incident. The nurse said, "That patient should not be allowed to get away with that behavior."
Which response poses the greatest barrier to the nurse's ability to provide therapeutic care?
a. Startle reactions
b. Difficulty sleeping
c. A wish for revenge
d. Preoccupation with the incident
ANS: C
The desire for revenge signals an urgent need for professional supervision to work through anger and counter the aggressive feelings. Feelings of revenge create a risk for harm to the patient. The distracters are normal in a person who was assaulted. They usually are relieved with crisis intervention, help the individual regain a sense of control, and make sense of the event.
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