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A soldier is stationed in Iraq on his second tour of duty. His division was notified of the date they will be deployed to Afghanistan. As this date approaches, he is showing signs of excess anxiety and irritability and inability to sleep at night because of nightmares of IED (improvised explosive devices) tragedies, all leading to poor work performance. He is admitted to the base hospital for an evaluation. The admitting nurse should take the following actions in order of priority from first to last?

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Remind him that any feelings and problems he is having are typical in his current situation.
Ask him to talk about his upsetting experiences in Iraq.
Remove any weapons and dangerous items he has in his possession.
Acknowledge any injustices/unfairness related to his experiences and offer empathy and support.

Correct Answer: C, A, D, B

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C). 2) Remind him feelings are typical to normalize symptoms (
A). 3) Acknowledge injustices and offer empathy to build rapport (
D). 4) Ask about experiences to explore trauma (
B). Safety is the priority, followed by support and exploration.

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