The Nurse Is Counseling an Adult Client with Fibromyalgia

question 26

Multiple Choice

The nurse is counseling an adult client with fibromyalgia. What are some elements of counseling that can help this client develop effective coping skills? Select all that apply.

• A)Ask the client about specific stressors in the client's life and how the client handles them.
• B)Inform the client about what to do as the disease worsens.
• C)Ask the client about sources of support that the client may be able to rely on.
• D)Advise the client that a dimension of self-efficacy is independently developing a response to the problems of fibromyalgia.
• E)Suggest to the client that some symptoms may be psychosomatic.

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