A client who has been divorced for 1 year begins to take classes at a community college and has enrolled the children in daycare
When documenting the client's actions, which phrase is the most appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) Turning point in life
B) Maturational crisis
C) Situational crisis
D) Responding to stress
Answer: A
Crisis situations such as a divorce can become turning points or junctures in life that result in a change in equilibrium, positive or negative. The client may have experienced a situational crisis and stress, but the events of the client's last year have resulted in a turning point. A maturational crisis is a developmental progression to the next level of maturity, a predictable event experienced by nearly all individuals.
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