When educating a student nurse about the definition of a crisis state, the nurse recognizes that additional instruction is needed when the student nurse states,

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Everly defines a crisis state as an acute normal human response to severely abnormal circumstances; it is not a mental illness. Because a crisis state represents a personal response, two people experiencing the same crisis event will respond differently to it. A crisis state creates a temporary disconnect from attachment to others, loss of meaning, and a disruption of previous mastery skills.

When Educating a Student Nurse About the Definition of a Crisis