Best NCLEX RN Question Bank Practice Question

The nurse is caring for a young adult client diagnosed with sarcoidosis. The client is angry and tells the nurse that there is no point in learning disease management because there is no possibility of ever being cured. Based on the client's statement, the nurse determines that the client is experiencing which potential problem?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The client with powerlessness expresses feelings of having no control over a situation or outcome. Apprehension is fearful or uneasy anticipation of something. Intellectualization is excessive reasoning to avoid feeling. Ineffective thought process involves interruption in normal thought.

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