An example of a self-talk "script" that promotes success in a practical/vocational nursing program is
a. "I get sick from smelling bad odors."
b. "What if I'm ‘all thumbs' in practice lab?"
c. "I don't think the instructor likes me."
d. "I work well with my hands."
ANS: D
The statement "I work well with my hands" is a positive thought. It focuses on a strength and promotes the expectation that the individual will succeed. All other options are examples of negative thinking that create expectations for problems and failure.
You might also like to view...
A client is prescribed topical triamcinolone. The nurse is aware that the client may experience systemic adverse reactions. Which of the following might the nurse assess? Select all that apply
A) Hyperglycemia B) Myasthenia gravis C) Cushing's syndrome D) Nausea E) Fever
Which of the following can be reassuring to a novice researcher who has been asked to critique a research study?
a. A critique is an opinion. If the novice understands the research process and thinks critically, he or she has as much right to an opinion as an expert. b. If the researcher conducting the study has completed many previous studies, the individual critiquing the study can assume a quality study. c. Much of the critique is based on supposition anyway, so the novice has as much expertise as anyone when it comes to writing one. d. Because no one can prove anything in research, but only support previous work, a novice researcher is as skillful as the expert.
Which removes mucus?
a. Coughing b. Deep breathing c. Incentive spirometry d. Surgery
Which of the following biochemical disturbances does NOT occur in insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus?
A. Elevated blood glucose B. Excretion of glucose in the urine C. Increased secretion of insulin by the pancreas D. Overproduction of ketone bodies