The nurse recognizes that a patient is seeking ways to deal with and resolve stress after observing the patient use:
a. projection.
b. adaptation.
c. reaction formation.
d. compensation.
B
An individual who develops ways to deal with stress and resolve it has adapted.
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The stage of the illness experience in which the person is relieved of obligation, allowed to be passive, but expected to get well is called
1. symptom experience. 2. medical care contact. 3. dependent patient role. 4. recovery and resumption of roles.
A client with lung disease is strongly urged to stop smoking but likes to smoke and does not know what to do. In what order should the nurse take the following actions to help this client clarify values?
1. Choose freely. 2. List alternatives. 3. Affirm the choice. 4. Act with a pattern. 5. Examine consequences of choices. 6. Examine feelings about the choice.
The nurse has formulated the following diagnosis: Activity intolerance, related to weakness and debilitation, manifested by reports of fatigue after any physical activity. What is the defining characteristic of this label?
1. Activity intolerance 2. Weakness and debilitation 3. Reports of fatigue 4. Physical activity
In order to lessen the discomfort of a venipuncture for a blood draw for a 3-year-old child, the nurse may apply EMLA (local anesthetic cream) to the antecubital fossa:
a. Immediately prior to venipuncture b. 10 minutes prior to venipuncture c. 30 minutes prior to venipuncture d. 60 minutes prior to venipuncture