The nurse is assessing a patient and learns that the patient and his wife were married just 3 weeks earlier. Which of the following statements should underlie the nurse's care planning for this patient?
A) The patient and spouse should seek counseling to ease their transition.
B) The patient will have better coping skills being in a stable relationship.
C) Happy events do not normally cause stress.
D) Marriage causes transition, which has the potential to cause stress.
Ans: D
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Transition can contribute to stress, even if the transition is a positive change. The third group of stressors has been studied most extensively and concerns relatively infrequent situations that directly affect people. This category includes the influence of life events such as death, birth, marriage, divorce, and retirement. Counseling is not necessarily indicated.
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