When assisting a client to deal with stress, the nurse understands that individuals react and deal with stress in different ways depending on:
a. how long the stress lasts
b. how much stress there is
c. past experiences with stress
d. whether the client has a negative self-concept
C
Individuals react and deal with stress in different ways depending on past experiences and success and failure in dealing with stress.
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A nursing student is undergoing a community health clinical rotation. One of the patients is a 53-year-old grandmother who has recently assumed custody of her daughter's two young children, ages 3 and 5 years old
Regarding the children's welfare, which of the following is most important for the nursing student to assess on this visit? a. The patient's financial ability to care for two young children b. The patient's knowledge of safety precautions for young children c. The patient's emotional stability d. The patient's feelings regarding taking on this responsibility
An 80-year-old patient with delirium related to high fever is hallucinating about large animals being in the room. What is the most reassuring nursing response to this patient?
a. "Yes, the animals are in here, but they are sound asleep." b. "I'm going to turn out the lights so you won't have to look at the animals." c. "You are in the hospital. There are no animals in this room." d. "The hospital does not allow animals in the room."
A nurse uses a picture to demonstrate the conduction pathway through the chambers of the heart. (Arrange the following options in the correct sequence. Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.)
A. The atria contract. B. Conduction occurs through the bundle branches. C. The AV node fires. D. The Purkinje fibers conduct. E. The SA node fires. F. The ventricles contract.
A 17-year-old female present at a nurse practitioner's office requests a signature for working papers. The nurse reviews her chart and notes that the girl's last physical examination was two years ago
In addition to providing the signature for the working papers, the nurse should use this visit as: 1. An opportunity to discuss birth-control measures. 2. A time to discuss exercise and sports participation. 3. A health-supervision opportunity. 4. A chance to discuss the important of pursuing post-secondary education.