chapter 16 final

A nurse consistently works extra shifts in the hope of earning a promotion. The nurse is becoming increasingly fatigued and frustrated because the promotion has not occurred. The nurse is experiencing

burnout

Current research suggests that men and women respond to stress in which of the following ways?

Women use a "tend and befriend" approach to stress

Which of the following is true in relation to stress?

Stress can have protective and adaptive functions.

The nurse is conducting a family assessment in which alcoholism by the parents is suspected. When assessing the children within this family for symptoms of stress, the nurse recognizes that

signs of distress can include academic decline, gastric distress, and headaches. Correct

A short-term mild level of stress that acts as a positive stress response with protective and adaptive functions and is perceived as being within the person's ability to manage is known as

eustress

A three-stage progressive pattern of nonspecific physiologic responses known as alarm, resistance, and exhaustion is based on

Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome.

A client is experiencing anxiety related to hospitalization. When assessing this client, the nurse anticipates which assessment finding?

Disengagement from the stressor

A client's spouse becomes anxious and demonstrates hostility toward the nurse. The best response by the nurse is to

respond empathetically to contributory themes and feelings.

A client tells the nurse, "I think I'm losing my mind." The best response by the nurse is

"Tell me what you are experiencing right now."

A client who has been diagnosed with cancer asks the nurse, "If I take the chemotherapy, will I be cured, or am I going to die anyway?" The nurse's best response is

"Tell me what prompted your question."

Which of the following interventions would be classified as secondary prevention for stress?

Mobilize resources

11) The nurse is caring for a client who works as a boxer. The client states, "I was picked on a lot when I was little, so I got really angry and now I work through the anger by boxing." The nurse recognizes the client is demonstrating which ego defense mechanism?

sublimation