Question

96. If an American Indian woman has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her diabetes, what should the nurse take into consideration about this client?

A. Will comply with the treatment prescribed.

B. Has obviously given up her belief in naturalistic causes of diseases.

C. May also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.

D. Will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a crisis of faith.

Answer 1

D. Will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a crisis of faith.

Patients experiencing a crisis often rely on their physician for support and advice. Although each patient and situation is different, there are several general steps that physicians can follow to respond effectively to a patient’s crisis. These include providing reassurance and support to the patient, assessing the situation, ensuring the safety of the patient and others, and teaching the patient strategies that will assist him or her to cope more effectively with the current incident and related symptomatology as well as with future critical incidents.