Exam 32: Stress and Coping

The nurse is seeing a patient during a follow-up visit after discharge in which the patient had a nursing diagnosis of Difficulty coping. Which statement by the patient would be a cause for concern?

The nurse knows when the body responds to the release of hormones during "fight or flight," that response includes which physiological signs?

The nurse manager of the unit is implementing a program to assist the nursing staff in managing compassion fatigue. Which interventions will be the most successful?

The nurse knows the one theory explaining the variation in response to stress among individuals is identified by which term?

The nurse knows that when patients are experiencing stress, which physiologic changes can be seen in their signs and symptoms?

The nurse identifies which factors that center on the childhood stress related to school experiences?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is undergoing a major cardiac procedure. When the patient complains of a racing heart and nausea, the nurse recognizes these complaints as part of what hormone response?

The nurse is providing education to a patient around anger management strategies. Which statement indicates a need for further education by the patient?

The nurse is assessing the patient's use of coping skills in response to stressful situations. The nurse identifies which question to be the most useful?

The nurse recognizes which goal to be appropriate for the nursing diagnosis of Anxiety?

The nurse recognizes which personality factors that have been shown to buffer the impact of stress?

The nurse is assessing level of stress in a patient from another culture. Which question is the most appropriate in helping the nurse understand the impact of the patient's belief system?

The nurse knows which goal to be appropriate for the nursing diagnosis of Caregiver stress?

The nurse is performing a physical assessment of patient who is undergoing a bone marrow biopsy. What finding by the nurse indicates the patient is experiencing stress?

The nurse is teaching a patient about the difference between mild anxiety and moderate anxiety. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient with multiple sclerosis. Which discharge instruction is aimed at preventing a future exacerbation?

When the nurse measures the patient's blood glucose levels after an acute myocardial infarction (MI), the nurse knows this action is based on which rationale?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a new diagnosis of diabetes type 2. Which statement indicates a negative coping response?

The nurse is educating the patient about alternative therapies. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for more information?

The nurse manager of a busy oncology unit is concerned about compassion fatigue among the nursing staff. Which signs and symptoms would alert the nurse to this problem?