Why is it important for you as a nurse to understand stress and adaptation? Select all that apply
a. You need to identify your own stressors and develop healthy adaptation responses.
b. Understanding stress will help you identify client stressors and adaptive responses.
c. Understanding stress will help you balance stress for your patients.
d. There are very specific adaptation strategies used for all patients and nurse must know them.
A, B
As a nurse, you need to understand stress to help your clients cope effectively and adapt to the stressors of illness and caregiving. In addition, you will encounter many stressful situations in your own career, so you must develop healthful ways of responding. Nurses cannot alone balance the stress for a patient but rather assist the patient in identifying the stressors and adaptive responses that will "fit" for the patient. There are many adaptation strategies, but not all strategies will help all patients, as each patient is different.
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