A nurse is responding to a code on the unit which occurs during the nurse's scheduled lunch time. Racing to the code, the nurse cuts her hand on a sharp doorframe but continues quickly down the hall and begins the code
The fight-flight response to stress has allowed the nurse to do which of the following things? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Remember what needed to be done.
2. Not feel hungry during the code.
3. Notice getting cut in the arm in the rush to respond.
4. Resist germs that were trying to get into the cut.
5. Get to the scene quickly.
1,2,4,5
Rationale: Remember what needed to be done. Heightened memory functions would allow the nurse to do what needed to be done.
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