1. Resistance2. Exhaustion3. Alarma.3, 1, 2b.3, 2, 1c.1, 3, 2d.1, 2, 3ANS: AThe general adaptation syndrome (GAS), a three-stage reaction to stress, describes how the bodyresponds physiologically to stressors through stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.NURSINGTB.COMFUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 9TH EDITION POTTER TEST BANKStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialDownloaded by: michaelren | [email protected]Distribution of this document is illegalDownloaded by L L ([email protected])lOMoARcPSD|10424073
Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialNURSINGTB.COMPrime yourself for your Tests–Study Questions15. A young male patient is diagnosed with testicular cancer. Which action will the nursetakefirst?a.Provide information to the patient.b.Allow time for the patient’s friends.c.Ask aboutthe patient’s priority needs.d.Find support for the family and patient.ANS: CTake time to understand a patient’s meaning of the precipitating event and the ways in whichstress is affecting his life. For example, in the case of a woman who has just been told that abreast mass was identified on a routine mammogram, it is important to know what the patientwants (priority needs) and needs most from the nurse. Providing information, allowing time withfriends, and finding support may be implemented after finding out what the patient wants orneeds.16. A nurse is teaching the staff about a nursing theory that views a person, family, orcommunity developing a normal line of defense. Which theory is the nurse describing?a.Ego defense modelb.Immunity modelc.Neuman Systems Modeld.Pender’s Health Promotion ModelANS: CThe NeumanSystems Model uses a systems approach, and it helps you understand your patients’individual responses to stressors and also families’ and communities’ responses. Every persondevelops a set of responses to stress that constitute the “normal line of defense.” This line ofdefense helps to maintain health and wellness. Ego defense mechanisms are unconscious copingmechanisms. Immunity is a body’s natural protection mechanism. Pender’s Health PromotionModel focuses on promoting health and managing stress.NURSINGTB.COMFUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 9TH EDITION POTTER TEST BANKStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialDownloaded by: michaelren | [email protected]Distribution of this document is illegalDownloaded by L L ([email protected])lOMoARcPSD|10424073
Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study MaterialNURSINGTB.COMPrime yourself for your Tests–Study Questions17. An adult who was in a motor vehicle accident is brought into the emergency department byparamedics, who report the following in-transit vital signs:Oral temperature: 99.0° FPulse: 102 beats/minRespiratory rate: 26 breaths/minBlood pressure: 140/106Which hormones should the nurse consider as themostlikely causes of the abnormal vital signs?
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