The nurse interviewing a client with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder should be alert to
findings indicating the client (more than one answer may be correct)
A. experiences flashbacks.
B. demonstrates hypervigilance.
C. feels detached, estranged, or empty inside.
D. feels driven to repeat ritualistic behaviors.
E. avoids people and places that arouse painful memories.
F. experiences sympathetic nervous system symptoms suggestive of a heart attack.
ANS:
A, B, C, E
Rationale: These assessment findings are consistent with the symptoms of posttraumatic stress
disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR. Option D is consistent with obsessive-compulsive disorder
and option F with panic attack.
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