Exam 37: Stress and Coping

While giving a lecture on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder,the nurse encourages which of the following to reduce children's stress regarding homework assignments?

A senior college student contacts the college health clinic about a freshman student living on the same dormitory floor.The senior student reports that the freshman is crying and is not adjusting to college life.The clinic nurse recognizes this as a combination of situational and maturational stress factors.The best comment to the senior student would be

An adult male reports new-onset seizurelike activity.An EEG and a neurology consultant's report rule out a seizure disorder.When considering the ego defense mechanism of conversion,the nurse's next best action would be to

Pediatric stressors related to self-esteem and changes in family structure reflect which maturational school age category?

The purpose of unconscious ego defense mechanisms is to do which of the following for the individual?

A teen with celiac disease continues to eat food she knows will make her ill several hours after ingestion.Given appropriate tertiary level interventions,the nursing intervention would be to

During the evaluation stage of the critical thinking model applied to a patient coping with stress,the nurse will

The nursing student gave a wellness lecture on the importance of accurate assessment and intervention from a personal,family,and community perspective.The other nursing students enjoyed the lecture about which nursing theory?

An adult who was in a motor vehicle accident is brought into the emergency department by paramedics,who report the following in-transit vital signs: Oral temperature: 99.0° F Pulse: 102 beats per minute Respiratory rate: 26 breaths per minute Blood pressure: 140/106 The nurse can identify that which hormones are the likely causes of the abnormal vital signs?

Despite working in a highly stressful nursing unit and accepting additional shifts,a new nursing graduate has a strategy to prevent burnout.The best strategy would be for the new nurse to

Identify a sociocultural factor that can lead to developmental problems.

A young adult's chief complaint is "seizure fits." A chart review shows a negative EEG report and a normal neurological consultation report.A psychosocial history reveals increased family stress,bankruptcy,and a recent divorce.The nurse recognizes that this young man's pseudo-seizures most likely are an example of which unconscious coping mechanism?

The nurse teaches stress reduction and relaxation training to a health education group of patients after cardiac bypass surgery.The nurse is performing which level of intervention?

A woman who was sexually assaulted a month ago presents to the emergency department with complaints of recurrent nightmares,fear of going to sleep,repeated vivid memories of the sexual assault,and inability to feel much emotion.The nurse recognizes the signs and symptoms of which medical problem?

A nurse is teaching guided imagery to a prenatal class.Identify an example of guided imagery from the options below.

A person states that he was not shoplifting from the store despite very clear evidence on the store surveillance tape.This person is demonstrating which ego defense mechanism?

An assessment finding example for caregiver strain would be which of the following?

After a natural disaster occurred,an emergency worker referred a family for crisis intervention services.One family member refused to attend the services,stating "No way,I'm not crazy." The best response the nurse can give is which of the following?

A trauma survivor is requesting sleep medication because of "bad dreams." Concerned about posttraumatic stress disorder,the nurse asks

In a natural disaster relief facility,the nurse observes that an elderly man has a recovery plan,while a 25-year-old man is still overwhelmed by the disaster situation.These different reactions to the same situation would be explained best by which of the following?