Crisis is a temporary state of severe disequilibrium for
persons who face a threatening situation. The
community health nurse has been requested to follow
up on domestic violence cases as part of the workload.
The student nurse is accompanying the community
health nurse on the visits. The community health
nurse is assessing the student nurse’s current
understanding of violence affecting families by asking
some theoretical questions concerning this critical issue.
- The student nurse shares with the community
health nurse that a crisis is a state that
individuals can neither avoid nor solve with their
usual coping abilities and occurs when some
force disrupts normal functioning, thereby
causing a loss of balance or normalcy in life.
Crises create tension; subsequently, efforts are
made to solve the problem and reduce the
tension. The community health nurse asks the
student nurse to identify and describe the two
main types of crisis. What is a brief description of
the two types of crisis? - The community health nurse has to follow up on
an abuse case involving a child and adolescent.
The community health nurse asks the student
nurse what are the ages that child abuse occurs
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and how is shaken baby syndrome or
Munchausen syndrome diagnosed? - Community health nurses use three levels of
prevention when working with families. What
type of focus is involved in the three levels of
prevention? - People in crisis need and often seek help. Crisis
intervention builds on these two phenomena to
achieve its primary goal—reestablishment of
equilibrium. What are the two major methods
with a brief description of crisis intervention?
