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SUBJECTIVE:
I always recall
that event over
and over again. I
feel out of control
and terrified, as
verbalized by the
patient
OBJECTIVE:
inability to fall
asleep or
remain asleep,
hypervigilance
exaggerated
startle
response
unpredictable
episodes of
explosive
anger or
DIAGNOSIS
Post trauma
syndrome related
to overwhelming
anxiety
secondary to
Personal assault
(rape)
INFERENCE
Severe trauma
Victim is
exposed to
actual or
threatened
death or serious
injury
hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis
becomes
disrupted
(involved in
normal stress
reactions)
dysfunction of
the HPA system
results in
PLANNING
INTERVENTIONS
RATIONALE
EVALUATION
After 2 weeks of
nursing
interventions, the
patient will be
able to:
After 2 weeks
of nursing
interventions,
goal met.
verbalize
awareness of
psychologic,
and
psychologic
symptom of
anxiety that
accompany
recollections
of a pasttraumatic
event
Identify
situation/even
t/images that
trigger
recollections
and
accompanying
Listen actively to
the clients details
and rumination
about the
recollection
surrounding the
traumatic event
Encourage the
client to identify
and describe
specific areas
surrounding the
traumatic event
that are most
troubling and that
elicit powerlessness
Active listening
builds trust, allows
the client to vent,
decreases feelings
of isolation and
guides the nurse
toward significant
problem areas
(guilt, self-blame,
anger)
Talking it out
with a trusted
person helps the
Patient was
able to
verbalize
awareness of
psychologic,
and
psychologic
symptom of
anxiety that
accompany
recollections
of a pasttraumatic
event;
Identify
situation/eve
nt/images
that trigger
recollections
and
aggression
hippocampal
damage in
people
Inability of the
mind to process
information and
feelings in a
normal way
responses of
past traumatic
experiences
Use learned
adaptive
cognitivebehavioral
therapeutic
strategies to
manage
symptom of
emotional and
physical
reactivity.
Verbalize
ability to
control or
manage
symptom of
emotional and
physical
reactivity that
tend to occur
during
recollections
of the
traumatic
event.
accompanyin
g responses
of past
traumatic
experiences;
Use certain
strategies to
manage
symptom of
emotional
and physical
reactivity;
and verbalize
ability to
control or
manage
symptom of
emotional
and physical
reactivity that
tend to occur
during
recollections
of the
traumatic
event.
emotional tension,
which reduce the
effects of anxiety
and the threat of
painful
recollection.
Cognitive therapy
helps the client
substitute
irrational thoughts,
beliefs, or images
for more realistic
ones and thus
promotes a greater
understanding of
the clients actual
role in the
traumatic event,
which may
decrease guilt and
self-blame.
Systematic
desensitization
helps the client
gain mstery and
control over the
past traumatic
event by
progressive
exposures to
situations and
experiences that
resemble the
original event,
which eventually
desensitize the
client and reduces
painful stimuli.
This involvement
helps foster
feelings of
empowerment,
control and
confidence in the
client rather than
feelings of being a
helpless victim of
external effects
The group process
provides additional
support and
understanding
through
involvement with
other who may
have similar
problems. Also,
seeing the success
of others gives
hope to the client.
Positive
reinforcement
promotes selfesteem and gives
the client the
confidence to
continue working
on the treatment
plan.