A Patient Who Has Been Hospitalized for a Heart Attack

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient who has been hospitalized for a heart attack tells the nurse, "I didn't sleep last night because I worried about missing work and losing my insurance coverage." Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate to include in the plan of care?

• A) Anxiety
• B) Defensive coping
• C) Ineffective denial
• D) Risk prone health behavior

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Definitions:

Outdoor Activities

Recreational or leisure activities that take place in natural settings outside the confines of indoor environments.

Snakes

Reptiles characterized by their elongated bodies and lack of limbs, often feared or revered in various cultures.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by persistent and excessive worry about various aspects of life, not limited to one specific event.

Irritable

Having a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry.