Some People Readily Become Ill When Under Stress, While Others

Some people readily become ill when under stress, while others are able to deal with tremendous stress and remain physically and mentally healthy. This disparity is affected by a person's level of hardiness. In which manner does the nurse apply this knowledge to nursing care?

A) The nurse cannot use the presented information. People are innately hardy or not, a state that the nurse must merely recognize.
B) Nurses need to encourage all people to develop some level of hardiness to help them get through difficult physical and emotional times.
C) Nurses need to assess for their own level of hardiness. If nurses are hardy, they will be better nurses; if not, nurses can learn more about hardiness.
D) Nurses assess for hardiness in patients and can encourage hardy patients to learn about their illness as a means for them to be more comfortable.