The nurse is planning the care of a client who is coming to terms with the fact that he has HIV. Which of the following outcomes most directly addresses the issues that the client will deal with in the second stage of the grief reaction?
A) The client will acknowledge the reality of his diagnosis of AIDS.
B) The client will describe safer sex practices.
C) The client will exhibit an understanding of the etiology of AIDS.
D) The client will exhibit an understanding of treatment options for AIDS.
Ans: A
The second stage of the grief process related to HIV diagnosis is denial; an appropriate outcome related to this stage is acknowledging the reality of the diagnosis. Outcomes related to safer sex, the etiology of AIDS, and treatment options are not directly related to the characteristics of this stage of the grief process.
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