Intrapersonal Stressors
To evaluate the client that came into the hospital after the bombing the first thing I would evaluate is the client’s intrapersonal stressors. The first to assess would be the client’s physiological condition. The patient has extensive damage to her legs and is likely to have them amputated. She is also losing blood. She has shrapnel in her eye and could lose her vision. The patient is also has metal fragments in her chest and abdomen. I would evaluate her respiratory conditions to figure out if her air ways are normal or possibly obstructed. I would check her cardiovascular system such as checking for heart rate and blood pressure. Examine the client’s eye to see the damage and visions conditions. Check her ears were affected by the explosion. I would assess the damage of the client’s extremities and its mobility. I would also inspect the integumentary system of the clients. I would ask of any known health issues.
I would then assess the patient’s psychological condition. The client’s mental state will need to be given attention. It would be noted that the patient is confused and emotional. The patient is stressing more because she doesn’t know the where about of her daughter is. She is also emotional because her legs may need to be removed. Her sociocultural status is that she is a single parent. She is also a student studying accountancy. She has a close relationship with her parents and her residence is with them. She has the support of her immediate family such as her mother and father. The developmental condition of the patient is that she is 24. She is in the stage being a young adult. The client is mature and intelligent enough to be working to pursue a degree in accountancy. She is also mature enough to take care of her daughter as a single parent. An assumption may be that her spiritual beliefs are probably Christian since she