A newly hired registered nurse is having difficulty focusing and performing nursing tasks. The nurse manager has noted a decrease in the nurse?s performance
When meeting with the nurse, the manager learns the nurse has experienced many life changes. Which of the following can contribute to the nurse?s level of stress? Select all that apply. 1. Marriage
2. Purchasing of a new home
3. Decreased work load
4. Assistance from other nursing staff
5. Difficult relationships with the nursing staff
1, 2, 5
Explanation: 1. Stress can occur from personal factors. Rate of life changes such as marriage, pregnancy,
and/or purchasing of a new home can generate stress.
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1. Drop the gloves into the appropriate waste receptacle. 2. Ease the fingers into the gloves. 3. Grasp the outside of the nondominant glove. 4. Hook the bare thumb inside the other glove.