Question

A client reports the client has been experiencing increased stress at work. The client has been managing the stress by drinking 2-3 glasses of wine per evening. Despite the nurse recommending that drinking alcohol is not an effective way to manage the stress, the client reports it is unlikely that the client will be able to stop. Which statement explains why this will be difficult for the client?a. A few glasses of wine each night is not necessarily a problem.
b. Drinking alcohol is more socially acceptable than taking medications.
c. The client is probably physically dependent on alcohol.
d. The client has no adaptive coping mechanisms.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. The client has no adaptive coping mechanisms.

Explanation:

The reduction of anxiety felt by the clients is reduced by the Clients in either the functional ways or dysfunctional ways.

The first thing done by the nurse was to find out the techniques used by the client in past and help the client to enhance and identify those most beneficial strategies .The next step is done by the client and the nurse to find out the maladaptive strategies such as alcohol use,social withdrawal and swap them with adaptive strategies which are suitable for the client's cultural,personal and spiritual values.

The nurse should not suggest the client to give up coping mechanism without offering other mechanism even if the client is having the maladaptive strategies.