NURS 117 Exam 1 Slide Questions – Medical-Surgical Nursing Fundamentals
Review and Practice Guide
The unit manager needs to meet with a client who is exhibiting escalating hostility. Which would
be the most appropriate location for the nurse to meet with this client?
A. The client's room with the door shut
B. A quiet corner of the day room
C. The nurse's station
D. The unit's treatment room - ANS ✔✔B. A quiet corner of the day room
Which is the primary nursing goal when establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client?
A. To promote client growth
B. To develop the nurse's personal identity
C. To establish a purposeful social interaction
D. To develop communication skills - ANS ✔✔A. To promote client growth
A widow of 23 years has not removed any of her husband's possessions including his slippers
beside their bed. Which pathological grief response is being exhibited by this client?
A. Inhibited grief response
B. Prolonged grief response
C. Delayed grief response
D. Distorted grief response - ANS ✔✔B. Prolonged grief response
, A client hates her mother because of childhood neglect. The nurse determines which client
statement represents the use of the defense mechanism of reaction formation?
A) "I don't like to talk about my relationship with my mother."
B) "My mother hates me."
C) "I have a very wonderful mother whom I love very much."
D) "My mom always loved my sister more than she loved me." - ANS ✔✔C) "I have a very
wonderful mother whom I love very much."
A student with an "A" average is to take an exam. The student is relaxed and says the exam is
not of concern because a failing grade would not affect successful completion of the course.
What has contributed to this student's adaptation response to stress?
A) The student judges the event as irrelevant
B) The actual precipitating event
C) The student's cognitive appraisal of the situation
D) The event is appraised as challenging - ANS ✔✔C) The student's cognitive appraisal of the
situation
A 25-year-old male barely avoids a motor vehicle accident. His heart is pounding, his palms are
sweaty, and his respirations are increased. This is an example of which stage of the general
adaptation syndrome?
A) Alarm reaction stage
B) Stage of resistance
C) Stage of exhaustion
D) Stage of biological stress - ANS ✔✔A) Alarm reaction stage
Review and Practice Guide
The unit manager needs to meet with a client who is exhibiting escalating hostility. Which would
be the most appropriate location for the nurse to meet with this client?
A. The client's room with the door shut
B. A quiet corner of the day room
C. The nurse's station
D. The unit's treatment room - ANS ✔✔B. A quiet corner of the day room
Which is the primary nursing goal when establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client?
A. To promote client growth
B. To develop the nurse's personal identity
C. To establish a purposeful social interaction
D. To develop communication skills - ANS ✔✔A. To promote client growth
A widow of 23 years has not removed any of her husband's possessions including his slippers
beside their bed. Which pathological grief response is being exhibited by this client?
A. Inhibited grief response
B. Prolonged grief response
C. Delayed grief response
D. Distorted grief response - ANS ✔✔B. Prolonged grief response
, A client hates her mother because of childhood neglect. The nurse determines which client
statement represents the use of the defense mechanism of reaction formation?
A) "I don't like to talk about my relationship with my mother."
B) "My mother hates me."
C) "I have a very wonderful mother whom I love very much."
D) "My mom always loved my sister more than she loved me." - ANS ✔✔C) "I have a very
wonderful mother whom I love very much."
A student with an "A" average is to take an exam. The student is relaxed and says the exam is
not of concern because a failing grade would not affect successful completion of the course.
What has contributed to this student's adaptation response to stress?
A) The student judges the event as irrelevant
B) The actual precipitating event
C) The student's cognitive appraisal of the situation
D) The event is appraised as challenging - ANS ✔✔C) The student's cognitive appraisal of the
situation
A 25-year-old male barely avoids a motor vehicle accident. His heart is pounding, his palms are
sweaty, and his respirations are increased. This is an example of which stage of the general
adaptation syndrome?
A) Alarm reaction stage
B) Stage of resistance
C) Stage of exhaustion
D) Stage of biological stress - ANS ✔✔A) Alarm reaction stage
