A Client with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)reports Social Isolation

question 23

Multiple Choice

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reports social isolation.What does the nurse encourage the client to do?

• A) Join a support group for people with COPD.
• B) Ask the client's physician for an antianxiety agent.
• C) Verbalize his or her thoughts and feelings.
• D) Participate in community activities.

Understand the basic approaches supervisors can take to reduce stress in the workplace.

Recognize the role of organizational activities, such as wellness programs, in supporting employee health.

Identify the symptoms and stages of burnout and understand their impact on employees.

Identify methods to minimize organizational stressors effectively.

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Definitions:

Apprehension

A feeling of anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Assault

An intentional act that causes another person to fear imminent bodily harm or offensive contact.

Offensive Bodily Contact

An intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.

Negligent Torts

Legal claims arising from acts or failures to act where a duty of care is owed and breached, resulting in injury or damage to another party.