Exam 4: Stress and Adaptation

While teaching a prenatal class, a participant asks about the effects of stress on the fetus. Which response should the nurse make?

The nurse is teaching a community class on risk factors for heart disease. Which fact should be included about the effects of stress on the heart?

Which of the following concepts should guide a nurse's plan of care for a pregnant woman who has just lost her home due to a forest fire?

The patient with chronic stress is likely to exhibit which immune response?

The nurse is assessing a patient who was recently divorced and is now living in a temporary shelter after losing her home in a hurricane. Which finding indicates that the patient is experiencing allostatic load?

Using a transactional approach to stress, the nurse recognizes that a person's response to stress depends on:

When reviewing the medical history of a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS), the nurse is most likely to observe which of the following?

Which information should the nurse include in a teaching plan about cortisol for a patient who is HIV-positive?

When describing the state of homeostasis to nursing students, the nurse explains that:

The nurse in the student health center is counseling a college student who reports high levels of stress before each exam, causing his heart to race and affecting his ability to concentrate. The nurse assesses that this student is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome during an exam?

When planning care for a trauma patient, which statement does the nurse understand best describes the body's response to stress?

A 38-year-old woman, with no history of diabetes, has an elevated blood glucose level on the first postoperative day following an elective hysterectomy. Which response should the nurse give the patient?

Which manifestations is the nurse likely to assess in a patient with stimulating effects of acute stress?

The nurse should expect to observe which behavior in a patient with posttraumatic stress disorder?

Which statement by a patient would the nurse not expect to find with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of a motor vehicle accident?

Which laboratory value would the nurse expect in a patient with chronic stress and a reduced cell-mediated immune response to viral infection?

The nurse recommends the influenza vaccination to a 72-year-old woman who is the primary caregiver of her elderly mother who has Alzheimer's disease. Which instruction should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this vaccine?

Which concept of stress should the nurse apply when planning care for the patient with inflammatory bowel disease?

Which response by a patient indicates an understanding of the effects of stress on her asthma?

Which statement by a patient indicates to the nurse that more teaching about the effects of stress is needed?