Exam 8: Health and Illness

The nurse initiates the first step in helping patients to increase adaptability,which is to:

The nurse explains that the patient who is taking Valium for a nervous disorder but is also taking passion flower tablets to combat symptoms is using a combination of traditional and alternative therapy that is called ____________________.

When an individual seeks help from family,friends,or a community resource during a time of stress,the nurse assesses that this is an example of which response?

When the caregiver is frustrated and is complaining of being overwhelmed,the nurse can assist by:

The nurse clarifies that currently the health care system is concerned with:

An anxious co-worker who is to present a comprehensive report to the hospital board on innovative staffing patterns sits down at your table in the lunchroom and begins to tell you what will be presented in the report.The nurse knows that the co-worker is using the coping strategy of:

The nurse explains that the health-illness continuum is based on:

During the initial gathering of data,the patient reveals a weight loss of 17 pounds since the death of his spouse 5 weeks earlier.He says that he is not sleeping and has no appetite.Using Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs," the nurse assesses that the unmet needs are in the category of:

The nurse points out that a physiologic response to stress involves the total body and is referred to as which syndrome?

A tendency of biologic systems to maintain stability of the internal environment while continually adjusting to changes is ____________________.

The common cold,appendicitis,and urinary tract infections are examples of what type of illness?

The term that the nurse uses to refer to persons who fail to maintain treatment protocols is ____________________.

The nurse emphasizes that the major advantage of using Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" when planning nursing care for patients is to:

The nurse describes yoga as an alternative therapy that creates a __________________ intervention.

The nurse explains that by adopting the "sick role," the person who is ill is:

The nurse clarifies that nontraditional remedies are becoming popular because:

Activities directed toward maintaining or enhancing well-being against illness are called:

The nurse assesses that smoking,drinking alcohol,and exercising compulsively,which may occur as responses to a stressful situation,are which one of the following types of responses?

The patient returning from surgery complains of incisional pain that is now rated 7 in intensity on the 1-to-10 pain scale.As a nurse,you know that pain is an example of:

The nurse is aware that most nontraditional therapies are based on the concept that illness is caused by: