Exam 16: Empowerment-Oriented Communication Strategies to Reduce Stress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Which of the following is true in relation to stress?