Discuss the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome


Alarm: mobilizes the body's resources.
Resistance: body tries to renew spent energy.
Exhaustion: body tries to conserve resources.

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In performing a medication calculation, the nurse knows that a commonly used equivalent is milligrams. Her colleague is reviewing her calculations and asks her how many milligrams are in a gram. How should the nurse respond?

a. There are 1,000 milligrams in 1 gram. b. There is 1 milligram in 1 gram. c. There are 10 milligrams in 1 gram. d. There are 100 milligrams in 1 gram.

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What is the leading cause of death in the United States?

a. cancer b. cardiovascular disease c. chronic lower respiratory disease d. accidents e. diabetes

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When workers get caught in a bind and are faced with conflicting demands from different supervisors, it is known as ________.

A. role insufficiency B. role ambiguity C. role conflict D. role overload

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Bones are made of ________ tissue.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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