A nursing student is reading an article about protective factors for mental illness with older adults. The article mentions the individual's ability to adapt successfully to stress, trauma, or chronic adversity
The student identifies this as which of the following?
A) Functional status
B) Gerotransendence
C) Resilience
D) Empty nest
C
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A child is admitted to the CCU after being in a motor vehicle crash. The nurse assesses a sudden decrease in the pulse rate. The nurse knows that this change in pulse rate is most likely related to what pathology?
A) Anxiety B) Hyperventilation C) Shock D) Hypoxemia
You are admitting two new patients to your unit. They are both status post knee replacements. What would be the best explanation as to why their care plans may be different from each other?
A) One patient is male and the other is female. B) Patients are viewed as unique and dynamic. C) One patient had a right knee replaced and the other had a left knee replaced. D) Patients are viewed as dissimilar according to their ages.
A victim of a sexual assault who sits in the emergency department is rocking back and forth and repeatedly saying, "I can't believe I've been raped." This behavior is characteristic of which stage of rape-trauma syndrome?
a. The acute phase reaction b. The long-term phase c. A delayed reaction d. The angry stage
The effects of cigarette smoking on the respiratory system include:
A. hypertrophy of capillaries causing hemoptysis B. hyperplasia of goblet cells and increased production of mucus C. proliferation of alveolar macrophages thus increasing chances of infection D. increased proliferation of cilia and decreased clearance of mucus