Final answer:
Anticipatory guidance helps patients to both forecast possible problems and balance life stressors, making the correct answer C. Both A and B.
Step-by-step explanation:
Anticipatory guidance is a nursing intervention that focuses on preparing patients to forecast possible problems and to balance life stressors.
It involves helping patients to process abstract information, anticipate situations that have never yet arisen, and make individual sacrifices for the greater good, even when not mandated by a situation. Recognizing that awaiting a clear-and-present crisis may leave individuals unable to mount a timely response is a part of this proactive approach to healthcare.
Thus, the correct answer to the student's question "Anticipatory guidance is a nursing intervention that helps patients to:" is C. Both A and B, as it involves both balancing life stressors and forecasting possible problems.