A Patient Is Being Treated for a Massive Myocardial Infarction

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is being treated for a massive myocardial infarction.His wife has just arrived in the emergency department and grabs the nurse's arm demanding to know what is happening.Which initial nursing response is indicated?

• A)"Your husband needs my full attention right now."
• B)"Someone call security."
• C)"Take your hands off me."
• D)"Please go back to the waiting area."

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Definitions:

Unfreezing

The phase of Lewin’s planned change process during which a situation is prepared for change.

Felt Needs

Deeply experienced and acknowledged necessities or desires that individuals or groups seek to fulfill.

Changing Phase

A transition period in which an organization or individual adapts to new conditions or transforms its operations or behavior.

Lewin's Model

A change management model created by Kurt Lewin that includes three stages: unfreezing, changing, and refreezing.