A nurse,after working 2 weeks at the site of the largest natural disaster to hit the United States,returns home.Which of the following behaviors would suggest the nurse needs professional assistance?
A) The nurse becomes angry when family members quit listening to her ongoing stories about the disaster and the problems there.
B) The nurse gives a presentation at the local college about the disaster and describes how health professionals were able to assist the victims who were injured.
C) The nurse is moody and feels family demands are not really as important as the other members of her family think they are.
D) The nurse is very exhausted and asks to have 3 personal days off from employment responsibilities.

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The fact that the nurse needs to continue to ventilate about the disaster,even after the family has quit listening,would suggest a delayed stress reaction that is not resolving and therefore warrants professional intervention.The nurse presenting at a college about the disaster demonstrates that the nurse is able to engage in conversations about the disaster after it has occurred.It is understandable that the nurse would return exhausted and moody.Indeed,concerns of major importance to family members may seem trivial when compared with problems the disaster victims were confronting.

A Nurse,after Working 2 Weeks at the Site of the Largest