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The Nurse Is Performing a Crisis Assessment on a Patient

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The nurse is performing a crisis assessment on a patient who is experiencing crisis due to a recent divorce. Which statement made by the patient will alert the nurse that the patient is experiencing the exhaustion phase of crisis?


Definitions:

Modus Tollens

A form of logical argument where the denial of the consequent leads to the denial of the antecedent; typically structured as "If P, then Q. Not Q, therefore not P."

Hypothetical Syllogism

Hypothetical Syllogism is a form of logical argument comprising two conditional statements and a conclusion, based on the "if...then..." structure.

Fallacy

A mistaken belief or error in reasoning often resulting in a weak argument.

Consequent

The second part of a conditional statement, which is the result or outcome that follows from the condition stated in the first part (the antecedent).

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