Question

a nurse is assessing a client who has post-traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following findingsshould the nurse expect?
Talks excessively
Has difficulty concentrating on set tasks•
Difficulty falling or
staying asleep
Holds persistent
negative beliefs about self
Blames others for own mistakes`​

Answer 1

Answer:

Has difficulty concentrating on set tasks•

Difficulty falling or

staying asleep

Holds persistent

negative beliefs about self

Explanation:

once a person has a PTSD he or she has difficulty falling asleep thus the traumatic experience may or may not appear before or during sleep. The person might have problems concentrating trying to distract him or herself from the traumatic experience thus making tasks are difficult. Some people that has PTSD's have negative beliefs about themselves because they may blame themselves of what happened or why the traumatic experience happened.