Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

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Patient Profile
K.F., a 43-year-old woman, recently moved to the United States from Turkey with her two teenage children. She has no family in the country and was recently divorced. She has taken a job as a waitress in a hectic restaurant and works as a seamstress out of her home in the evenings.
She has developed some unusual symptoms and comes to see the nurse practitioner at a community clinic. Although she states that she was in good health when she left Turkey, she now complains of fatigue, inability to sleep, and aches all over her body. Even when she is able to get some extra sleep, she still feels exhausted. Her co-worker told her she has fibromyalgia.
1. Consider K.F.'s situation and describe the stressors with which she is dealing. Describe the possible effects of these stressors on her health.
2. Priority Decision: What are the priority coping strategies that you should include in K.F.'s plan of care
3. What limitations should be considered when discussing specific coping strategies
4. What cultural considerations should be included in the plan of care