A person's eyeglasses break. Your supervisor blames you. At home, you scold your family for not helping with dinner. Which defense mechanism are you using?
a. Conversion
b. Displacement
c. Projection
d. Reaction formation
B
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The nursing instructor is discussing the concept of steady state with her first-semester nursing students. What would be the most complete statement to the students about this concept?
A) "The concept of steady state preserves life." B) "The mechanisms of steady state work to restore balance in the body." C) "This concept compensates for biologic and environmental attacks on the body." D) "Steady state is the same as adaptation."
A patient is brought into the emergency department complaining of blindness after an explosion at an atomic power plant. What should the nurse explain to this patient?
1. "The effects of the blast will disappear with time." 2. "I'm afraid the blast has caused permanent blindness." 3. "I will contact Social Services so that resources can be identified to help you with your disability." 4. "There is a variety of resources available for those who are unable to see."
A 1-year-old has been admitted for complete repair of a tetralogy of Fallot. What assessment finding should the nurse expect to be documented?
a. Weight gain b. Pale skin color c. Increasing cyanosis d. Decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit
The structure that is responsible for returning oxygenated blood to the heart is the
a. Pulmonary artery. b. Pulmonary vein. c. Superior vena cava. d. Inferior vena cava.