Practice Question
A nurse is assessing a client who has posttraumatic stress disorder following military combat. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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Reports recurrent nightmares.
Rationale:
⏺️Recurrent distressing dreams about the trauma are a core DSM‑5 intrusion symptom of post‑traumatic stress disorder.
⏺️Nightmares perpetuate hyperarousal and sleep fragmentation, worsening daytime irritability, concentration problems, and vigilance typical of PTSD.
⏺️ Intrusion symptoms often coexist with avoidance, negative mood/cognition changes, and altered arousal, forming the diagnostic clusters clinicians track.
⏺️ Screening tools (e.g., PCL‑5) and targeted treatments (e.g., trauma‑focused CBT, EMDR, and sometimes prazosin for trauma nightmares) directly address this pattern.
⏺️Recognizing nightmares as pathognomonic intrusions guides education, sleep hygiene coaching, and timely mental‑health referral.
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