A client tells the nurse about continually reliving a situation of being robbed and shot by a gunman. Which nursing diagnosis is the priority for this client?
A)Fear
B)Anxiety
C)Post-Trauma Syndrome
D)Ineffective Coping

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A)The client is reliving a traumatic event and has nightmares of being shot. This information would support the diagnosis of Post-Trauma Syndrome. The other diagnoses might be appropriate; however, Post-Trauma Syndrome would be the priority diagnosis at this time.
B)The client is reliving a traumatic event and has nightmares of being shot. This information would support the diagnosis of Post-Trauma Syndrome. The other diagnoses might be appropriate; however, Post-Trauma Syndrome would be the priority diagnosis at this time.
C)The client is reliving a traumatic event and has nightmares of being shot. This information would support the diagnosis of Post-Trauma Syndrome. The other diagnoses might be appropriate; however, Post-Trauma Syndrome would be the priority diagnosis at this time.
D)The client is reliving a traumatic event and has nightmares of being shot. This information would support the diagnosis of Post-Trauma Syndrome. The other diagnoses might be appropriate; however, Post-Trauma Syndrome would be the priority diagnosis at this time.

A Client Tells the Nurse About Continually Reliving a Situation