You walk into your patient's room and find her sobbing uncontrollably. When you ask what the problem is, your patient responds, "I am so scared

Question

I have never known anyone who goes into a hospital and comes out alive." On this patient's care plan you note a pre-existing nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Coping related to stress. What is the best outcome you can expect for this patient?
A) Patient will adopt coping mechanisms to reduce stress.
B) Patient will be stress free for the duration of treatment.
C) Patient will avoid all stressful situations.
D) Patient will be treated with an antianxiety agent.

Answer 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
Stress management is directed toward reducing and controlling stress and improving coping. The outcome for this diagnosis is that the patient needs to adopt coping mechanisms that are effective for dealing with stress, such as relaxation techniques. The other options are incorrect because it is unrealistic to expect a patient to be stress free; avoiding stressful situations and starting an antianxiety agent are not the best answers as outcomes for ineffective coping.