A senior college student contacts the college health clinic about a freshman student living on the same dormitory floor.The senior student reports that the freshman is crying and is not adjusting to college life.The clinic nurse recognizes this as a combination of situational and maturational stress factors.The best comment to the senior student would be

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A health care provider can help to reduce situational stress factors for individuals.Providing the student with a list of resources is one way to begin this process,as part of secondary prevention strategies.This is not a medical or psychiatric emergency,so calling 911 is not necessary.Not everyone who has sadness needs medications; some need counseling only.Not enough information is given to know whether the student would be best suited to leave college.

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