Identify One or More Choices That Best Complete the Statement

question 19

Multiple Choice

Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
-The nurse educator of a burn unit is developing a counseling module for an adolescent who was burned in a house fire. Which of the following should be included in the discharge counseling for the adolescent and the adolescent's parents? Select all that apply.

• A)Feelings of anxiety, guilt, and depression may be experienced.
• B)Post-traumatic stress declines over the first 2 to 3 months.
• C)Post-traumatic stress is often at its worse immediately after the incident.
• D)There may be a lack of support groups in which to participate.
• E)Patients may have body image disturbance 2 years after the injury.

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