Which Statement Can a Nurse Use to Best Describe the Stuart

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which statement can a nurse use to best describe the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model to someone who is unfamiliar with it?

• A) "The model recognizes the limitations of the nursing process and organizes treatment along critical pathways."
• B) "The model bases psychiatric nursing practice on principles derived from nursing science and establishes generic goals for each discrete stage of psychiatric treatment."
• C) "The model integrates biopsychosociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of psychiatric nursing care into a unified framework for practice throughout the care continuum."
• D) "The model is based primarily on the medical model and organizes psychiatric nursing practice according to discrete treatment stages, selected treatment settings, and legal mandates."

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