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The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Having

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The nurse is caring for a patient who is having difficulty coping after being in a motor vehicle crash in which her brother was killed. The patient was driving the car and blames herself for the accident. What is the priority nursing intervention of the nurse?


Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Dissociative Identity

A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities within a single individual.

Major Depression

A mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and other depressive symptoms.

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