Expand the discussion to focus strategies you apply to deal with stress and the stress that patients and families deal with in a hospital setting. How can you assist them? Bring pertinent personal experiences into the discussion, if any.

  • Describe the differences between your beliefs and those of the patient.
  • Analyze and describe feelings this situation brought forth.
  • Evaluate strategies for dealing with this situation in a nonjudgmental way.
  •   Question 2 Complete the following tasks:
    • Complete the life-changes questionnaire in your course textbook on pages 248 and explain your life-stress index and how your level of stress impacts you.
    • Expand the discussion to focus strategies you apply to deal with stress and the stress that patients and families deal with in a hospital setting. How can you assist them? Bring pertinent personal experiences into the discussion, if any.
    • Explain how those instances of stress affect behavior. How does understanding stress and its effects change your view of patient behavior?
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