The nurse at a primary care practice is interviewing a new patient who reports she has been having chronic sleep disturbance. The patient reports that she is having difficulty concentrating at work and is irritable with her family members. The nurse recognizes that the patient is likely in which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Stage of exhaustion
Stage of resistance
Stage of resilience
Alarm reaction
Stage of resistance
The nurse’s initial assessment indicates that the patient is at the stage of resistance. Her body is functioning at lower-than-optimal levels. Further assessment is needed to identify what is causing her symptoms and prevent her from entering the stage of exhaustion, during which her body will begin to fail. As the patient is well past being able to mobilize to meet demands, the patient is past the alarm reaction stage. Stage of resilience is not a stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a patient with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS). The patient asks why MS is called an autoimmune disease. What is the nurse's best response?
A) The body attacks its own cells because it responds to specific self-antigens to produce antibodies. B) A result of response to a cell that was invaded by bacteria, leading to antibody production to similar cells. C) Production of autoantibodies is a normal process that goes on all the time, but immunosuppression limits B-cell response. D) People with multiple sclerosis have a genetic predisposition to destroy autoantibodies.
The use of the minipill is indicated for clients with which condition?
a. Diabetes c. Liver tumor b. Premenstrual syn-drome d. Breast cancer
What condition indicates concealed hemorrhage in an abruptio placentae?
a. Decrease in abdominal pain b. Bradycardia c. Hard, boardlike abdomen d. Decrease in fundal height
An elderly adult fell at home and fractured a hip, which requires surgical repair. After admittance to the Emergency Department, the client was given sedation for pain before a surgical permit was signed
What is the best action necessary to obtain consent? A) The physician should have the client's wife sign the consent form. B) This would be considered an emergency situation, and consent would be implied. C) Since the client has been medicated, the nurse should thoroughly explain the consent form to the client. D) The physician should wait until the effects of the medication wear off, and then have the client sign.