The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defines job stress as "the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when
A. The requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker."
B. The worker is not in good enough physical condition to do what is required."
C. The employee is not psychologically sound enough to handle the work."
D. The requirements of the worker are excessive."
ANS: A
You might also like to view...
The nursing instructor is talking with the students about anti-infective medication and explains that drugs that are very selective in their actions are said to be what?
A) Broad spectrum B) Narrow spectrum C) Bactericidal D) Bacteriostatic
The nurse instructing a client about glaucoma determines that learning has occurred when the client makes which statement?
1. "I must use my eye drops as prescribed for the rest of my life.". 2. "I can stop the eye drops when the glaucoma has resolved.". 3. "The eye drops only need to be used when my eyes hurt.". 4. "I will need to continually increase the dose of my eye drops.".
A patient with anxiety is prescribed oxazepam (Serax). What safety measures must the nurse be sure to include in this patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
a. Call for help when getting out of bed. b. Use a walker for ambulation. c. Assess gait for steadiness. d. Change positions slowly. e. Take two tablets whenever a dose is missed.
The postural drainage technique consists of placing the patient in one of several ________ so that gravity helps draw secretions from certain areas of the lungs and bronchi into the trachea.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).