The nurse interviewing a patient with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder should be alert to findings indicating the patient: (select all that apply)
a. avoids people and places that arouse painful memories.
b. experiences flashbacks or reexperiences the trauma.
c. experiences symptoms suggestive of a heart attack.
d. feels driven to repeat selected ritualistic behaviors.
e. demonstrates hypervigilance or distrusts others.
f. feels detached, estranged, or empty inside.
ANS: A, B, C, E, F
These assessment findings are consistent with the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Ritualistic behaviors are expected in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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