The Nurse's Global Self-Esteem Is Very Low After a Week

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse's global self-esteem is very low after a week of taking care of several clients who have unexpectedly died. What fact about self-esteem should this nurse remember?

• A) Functional self-esteem develops early in life and shouldn't change related to situational problems.
• B) It is important to focus on errors that contributed to client death.
• C) Even during bad times, self-esteem will not regress to a level lower than basic self-esteem.
• D) It is normal for self-esteem to fluctuate related to daily events and problems.

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Definitions:

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Random Numbers

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Simulation Models

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