RNRS 117- Stress And Coping EAQ (Sherpath)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Which gland in the patient's body will initiate general adaptation syndrome
(GAS)?
Parotid
Pituitary
Pineal
Adrenal - ANSWER Pituitary
A head nurse is teaching the physiology of fight-or-flight responses to student
nurses. Which system is responsible for these phenomena?
Renin-angiotensin
Respiratory
Sympathetic nervous
Parasympathetic nervous - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous
Which stage encompasses general adaptation syndrome (GAS) ? Select all that
apply.
Alarm reaction
Resistance
Appraisal
Crisis
Exhaustion - ANSWER Alarm reaction
Resistance
Exhaustion
A crisis intervention nurse is working with a mother whose child with Down
syndrome has been hospitalized with pneumonia. During this hospitalization, the
mother lost her entitlement check. After which time frame would the nurse
expect the mother to regain stability?
2 weeks, when the child's pneumonia begins to improve
6 weeks, when she adjusts to the child's respiratory status and reestablishes the
entitlement checks
1 month, when the child goes home and she receives help from a food pantry
6 months, when the child is back in school - ANSWER 6 weeks, when she adjusts
to the child's respiratory status and reestablishes the entitlement checks
, Which time frame would be the approximate duration required by a person to
resolve a crisis? - ANSWER 6 weeks
Which hormone increases blood glucose levels during physiological stress?
Aldosterone
Parathyroid
Epinephrine
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - ANSWER Epinephrine
In which ego-defense mechanism would the patient with the mental conflict of
psychosis be transformed into a physical symptom?
Conversion
Dissociation
Displacement
Compensation - ANSWER Conversion
Which event might cause an adventitious crisis in a person? Select all that apply.
Tsunami
Earthquake
Childbirth
Death of a pet
Leg amputation - ANSWER Tsunami
Earthquake
With which ego-defense mechanism would a patient with psychosis
unconsciously manifest behavior similar to an idolized individual?
Regression
Conversion
Identification
Displacement - ANSWER Identification
A staff nurse is talking with the nursing supervisor about the stress she feels on
the job. Which factor does the supervising nurse recognize?
Nurses who feel stress usually pass the stress on to their patients.
A nurse who is stress is ineffective as a nurse and should not be working.
Nurses who talk about feeling stress are unprofessional and should calm down.
Nurses frequently experience stress with rapid changes in health care
technology and organizational restructuring. - ANSWER Nurses frequently
experience stress with rapid changes in health care technology and
organizational restructuring.
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Which gland in the patient's body will initiate general adaptation syndrome
(GAS)?
Parotid
Pituitary
Pineal
Adrenal - ANSWER Pituitary
A head nurse is teaching the physiology of fight-or-flight responses to student
nurses. Which system is responsible for these phenomena?
Renin-angiotensin
Respiratory
Sympathetic nervous
Parasympathetic nervous - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous
Which stage encompasses general adaptation syndrome (GAS) ? Select all that
apply.
Alarm reaction
Resistance
Appraisal
Crisis
Exhaustion - ANSWER Alarm reaction
Resistance
Exhaustion
A crisis intervention nurse is working with a mother whose child with Down
syndrome has been hospitalized with pneumonia. During this hospitalization, the
mother lost her entitlement check. After which time frame would the nurse
expect the mother to regain stability?
2 weeks, when the child's pneumonia begins to improve
6 weeks, when she adjusts to the child's respiratory status and reestablishes the
entitlement checks
1 month, when the child goes home and she receives help from a food pantry
6 months, when the child is back in school - ANSWER 6 weeks, when she adjusts
to the child's respiratory status and reestablishes the entitlement checks
, Which time frame would be the approximate duration required by a person to
resolve a crisis? - ANSWER 6 weeks
Which hormone increases blood glucose levels during physiological stress?
Aldosterone
Parathyroid
Epinephrine
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - ANSWER Epinephrine
In which ego-defense mechanism would the patient with the mental conflict of
psychosis be transformed into a physical symptom?
Conversion
Dissociation
Displacement
Compensation - ANSWER Conversion
Which event might cause an adventitious crisis in a person? Select all that apply.
Tsunami
Earthquake
Childbirth
Death of a pet
Leg amputation - ANSWER Tsunami
Earthquake
With which ego-defense mechanism would a patient with psychosis
unconsciously manifest behavior similar to an idolized individual?
Regression
Conversion
Identification
Displacement - ANSWER Identification
A staff nurse is talking with the nursing supervisor about the stress she feels on
the job. Which factor does the supervising nurse recognize?
Nurses who feel stress usually pass the stress on to their patients.
A nurse who is stress is ineffective as a nurse and should not be working.
Nurses who talk about feeling stress are unprofessional and should calm down.
Nurses frequently experience stress with rapid changes in health care
technology and organizational restructuring. - ANSWER Nurses frequently
experience stress with rapid changes in health care technology and
organizational restructuring.
