When Is It Appropriate for the Nurse to Encourage a Patient

question 19

Multiple Choice

When is it appropriate for the nurse to encourage a patient to use the problem-focused approach to reduce stress? (Select all that apply.)

• A) To confront a stressor
• B) To use emotional distancing to alter perception of the stressor
• C) To develop alternative coping skills
• D) To identify all stressors
• E) To practice a strategy with small stressors

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Definitions:

Symbolic Gestures

Actions performed to convey messages or emotions without using words, often culturally specific.

First Words

The initial set of words a child learns and uses to communicate, often occurring between 10 to 15 months of age.

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept in developmental psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Guided Participation

Adult’s participation in a child’s activity that helps to structure it and bring the child’s understanding of it closer to the adult’s.