A client admitted with injuries after being involved in a motor vehicle crash states to the nurse,"every time I close my eyes I see the truck coming." Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
A) Post-Trauma Syndrome
B) Risk for Infection
C) Ineffective Coping
D) Anxiety

Question

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A) The client is reliving the motor vehicle accident every time she closes her eyes. This indicates that the client is at risk for or has developed post-trauma syndrome. There is not enough information to determine whether the client is at risk for infection, ineffective coping, or anxiety.
B) The client is reliving the motor vehicle accident every time she closes her eyes. This indicates that the client is at risk for or has developed post-trauma syndrome. There is not enough information to determine whether the client is at risk for infection, ineffective coping, or anxiety.
C) The client is reliving the motor vehicle accident every time she closes her eyes. This indicates that the client is at risk for or has developed post-trauma syndrome. There is not enough information to determine whether the client is at risk for infection, ineffective coping, or anxiety.
D) The client is reliving the motor vehicle accident every time she closes her eyes. This indicates that the client is at risk for or has developed post-trauma syndrome. There is not enough information to determine whether the client is at risk for infection, ineffective coping, or anxiety.

A Client Admitted with Injuries After Being Involved in a Motor