Deck 8: Managing Stress and Strategies for Self-Care

Question 1

Stressors associated with professional nursing include:

A) Frequent exposure to tragedy and loss
B) Constant change
C) Relentless urgent action
D) Excessive workload expectations
E) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

The connection between self-care and emotional intelligence involves all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Awareness of needs
B) Self-worth
C) Ability to ask for support
D) Patient advocacy

Answer 2

Patient advocacy

Question 3

The American Holistic Nurses Association promotes self-care for nurses and recommends that it can be achieved with which of the following?

A) Exercise, breathing, and yoga
B) Meditation, healing music, and laughter
C) Listing positive things in life and random acts of kindness
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Stress in the day-to-day practice of nursing is:

A) Inherent in the profession
B) Something nurses must manage in order to provide care safely and sustain rewarding careers
C) Nothing to worry about
D) Both A and B

Question 5

Physical demands of many nursing jobs include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Sitting for long hours
B) Stooping and bending
C) Being manually dexterous
D) Heavy lifting

Question 6

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defines job stress as "the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when:

A) The requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker."
B) The worker is not in good enough physical condition to do what is required."
C) The employee is not psychologically sound enough to handle the work."
D) The requirements of the worker are excessive."

Question 7

Burnout is described as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and:

A) Chronic complaints of fatigue
B) Feelings of loneliness
C) Reduced personal accomplishment
D) A defensive attitude

Question 8

Compassion fatigue is a form of burnout:

A) Associated with the relationships nurses have with patients
B) That may result when nurses do not have good psychological boundaries
C) That impacts individuals as well as teams and organizations
D) All of the above

Question 9

Cognitive stacking:

A) Is the invisible decision-making work of RNs
B) Involves the what, how, and when of delivering nursing care
C) Includes the making, executing, and adapting of plans
D) All of the above

Question 10

Making the decision to administer pain medication for one patient while waiting for a physician to call back about another patient and simultaneously grabbing box of gloves for a third patient is an example of:

A) A simple process
B) Cognitive stacking
C) A nurse who is disorganized
D) None of the above

Question 11

The connection between stress and productivity in Rosch's definition of stress provides powerful reasoning for all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Increasing emotional intelligence and improving communication skills
B) Developing self-awareness of one's stress level
C) Honoring one's own needs and setting limits around stress
D) Keeping to oneself the need for help or support

Question 12

Nurses' physical and psychological health requires (select all that apply):

A) Adequate rest
B) Caffeine breaks
C) Positive relationships
D) Time for fun
E) Working double shifts
F) Stress management
G) An ability to reflect and learn
H)High-tech equipment

Question 13

Symptoms of compassion fatigue include (select all that apply):

A) Mania
B) Exhaustion
C) Sadness
D) Hunger
E) Cynicism
F) Boredom
G) Hopelessness
H)Weight loss

Question 14

Self-acceptance and acceptance of others is foundational to positive health behavioral changes for nurses and the patients they care for.

Question 15

In surveys conducted by the American Nurses Association, workplace stress was identified as the top concern for workplace safety.

Question 16

Caregiving occurs when helping others is a compulsion that is consciously or subconsciously meeting one's own needs.

Question 17

Structured models of communication, such as the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR) and Greeting, Respectful listening, Reviewing, Recommending or Requesting [More Information], and Rewarding (GRRRR), can help to manage stress during an emergency while ensuring accurate information is exchanged.

Question 18

Healthier individuals make up healthier teams, and healthier teams make up healthier organizations, thus providing a foundation for safe, cost-effective care, optimal patient experience, and rewarding work.