The nursing instructor is teaching the senior nursing students about the stages of crisis
The instructor uses the following example: The nurse notes that the family members of a patient who was injured in an accident are blaming each other for the circumstances leading up to the accident. The nurse appropriately lets the family members express their remorse, while explaining that there was probably little they could do to prevent the injury. What stage of crisis is this family in?
A) Anxiety and denial
B) Remorse and guilt
C) Anger
D) Grief
Ans: B
Feedback: Remorse and guilt are natural processes of the stages of a crisis and should be facilitated for the family members to process the crisis. Therefore options A, C, and D are incorrect.
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