The nurse is involved in crisis intervention with a family in which the father has just lost his job and is experiencing periods of depression
The mother has a chronic debilitating illness that has put added responsibilities on the adolescent child, who is having behavioural problems. How does the nurse help the family focus on their feelings? a. Pointing out the connection between the situation and their responses
b. Encouraging the use of the family's usual coping skills
c. Working on time-management skills
d. Discussing past experiences
A
When using a crisis-intervention approach, the nurse helps the client make the mental connection between the stressful event and the client's reaction to it.
Because an individual's or family's usual coping strategies are ineffective in managing the stress of the precipitating event in a crisis situation, the use of new coping mechanisms is required.
Time-management skills will not help reduce the stress of the precipitating event in a crisis situa-tion.
What may have worked in past experiences will likely be ineffective in managing the stress of the precipitating event in a crisis situation.
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