Family members are upset when their mother, who is being treated for diverticulitis, begins to yell at the nurse and refuses to eat. They apologize and say, "We don't understand her behavior. She is always such a sweet person."
The nurse should base a response on the knowledge that:
1. physical health can be altered by the client's emotional state of health.
2. the stress of illness can alter the client's normal emotional reactions.
3. physical illness will often cause psychotic symptoms.
4. the client most likely is expressing emotions that have been suppressed for years.
Answer: 2
1. Emotional health can affect physical health but this does not describe this situation.
2. Clients often exhibit emotional responses and coping mechanisms different from their normal pattern when experiencing a stressful event, pain, and/or hospitalization.
3. Psychotic symptoms can occur on occasion, but are not often seen.
4. There is no way of knowing if the client is suppressing emotions.
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