NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
CH 7
1. A client asks the nurse why some people adapt to physiologic and psychological threats
differently. The best response would be:
Previous experience
Communication skills
Coping mechanisms
Ability to ignore
symptoms
2. The client has just been told that he has a debilitating illness. Which signs and
symptoms would the nurse recognize as being related to stress? Select all that apply.
Increased activity of the gastrointestinal tract
Mouth becomes dry
Increased respiratory rate
Decreased heart rate
Pupils constrict
3. The fight-or-flight response is a manifestation of the stress reaction caused by which part
of the nervous system?
Peripheral
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
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,NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
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Central
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
4. The parents of a male child who has been exposed to chronic stress are concerned about
the long-term effects that may develop. The best response by the nurse would be:
"Children adapt; do not
worry." "It only affects
females.”
"It will increase somatostatin secretion."
"Prolonged stress may lead to suppression of growth hormone.”
5. A client with a history of posttraumatic stress syndrome reports frequently reliving the
traumatic event. The nurse documents that the client is experiencing:
Intrusion
Depression
Battle fatigue
Anxiety
6. A nurse assessing for factors that impact a client's ability to adapt to stress
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
,NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
includes assessing for which of the following? Select all that apply.
Sleep-wake cycle
Nutrition
Physiologic reserve
Elimination
Hardiness
7. A client experiencing an acute stress response has increased urination. What does the
nurse determine is the cause of this clinical manifestation?
The client has been taking diuretic
medications. The client has been holding his
urine.
The client has hyperglycemia.
The client's kidneys are overstimulated.
8. A nurse working nights is constantly complaining of being tired and sick. It seems like
she catches every illness that is on the unit. One possible reason for this may relate to:
the fact that perhaps she should get tested for sleep apnea.
the fact that she is stressing too much about being tired and sleepy.
the fact that she does not contain the "hardiness" gene in her
system.
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
, NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
alterations in sleep–wake cycle have decreased her immune function.
9. A client is experiencing stress as a nurse prepares to insert a peripheral intravenous
catheter into his forearm. The client's locus caeruleus (LC) is consequently producing which
hormone?
Norepinephrine (NE)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH) Corticotropin-releasing
factor (CRF) Antidiuretic hormone
(ADH)
10. A health care provider suspects a client has developed posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). Select the necessary criterion to validate the diagnosis.
At least 1 month of clinically significant distress affecting a person after
witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event that affects other parts of his
or her life
An impaired deficit of memory and concentration for greater than a 6-month
period after a traumatic event has occurred
A functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that
demonstrates that a client has decreased reactivity of the amygdala
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
Rasmussen College, Florida
CH 7
1. A client asks the nurse why some people adapt to physiologic and psychological threats
differently. The best response would be:
Previous experience
Communication skills
Coping mechanisms
Ability to ignore
symptoms
2. The client has just been told that he has a debilitating illness. Which signs and
symptoms would the nurse recognize as being related to stress? Select all that apply.
Increased activity of the gastrointestinal tract
Mouth becomes dry
Increased respiratory rate
Decreased heart rate
Pupils constrict
3. The fight-or-flight response is a manifestation of the stress reaction caused by which part
of the nervous system?
Peripheral
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
,NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
Central
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
4. The parents of a male child who has been exposed to chronic stress are concerned about
the long-term effects that may develop. The best response by the nurse would be:
"Children adapt; do not
worry." "It only affects
females.”
"It will increase somatostatin secretion."
"Prolonged stress may lead to suppression of growth hormone.”
5. A client with a history of posttraumatic stress syndrome reports frequently reliving the
traumatic event. The nurse documents that the client is experiencing:
Intrusion
Depression
Battle fatigue
Anxiety
6. A nurse assessing for factors that impact a client's ability to adapt to stress
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
,NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
includes assessing for which of the following? Select all that apply.
Sleep-wake cycle
Nutrition
Physiologic reserve
Elimination
Hardiness
7. A client experiencing an acute stress response has increased urination. What does the
nurse determine is the cause of this clinical manifestation?
The client has been taking diuretic
medications. The client has been holding his
urine.
The client has hyperglycemia.
The client's kidneys are overstimulated.
8. A nurse working nights is constantly complaining of being tired and sick. It seems like
she catches every illness that is on the unit. One possible reason for this may relate to:
the fact that perhaps she should get tested for sleep apnea.
the fact that she is stressing too much about being tired and sleepy.
the fact that she does not contain the "hardiness" gene in her
system.
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
, NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
alterations in sleep–wake cycle have decreased her immune function.
9. A client is experiencing stress as a nurse prepares to insert a peripheral intravenous
catheter into his forearm. The client's locus caeruleus (LC) is consequently producing which
hormone?
Norepinephrine (NE)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH) Corticotropin-releasing
factor (CRF) Antidiuretic hormone
(ADH)
10. A health care provider suspects a client has developed posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). Select the necessary criterion to validate the diagnosis.
At least 1 month of clinically significant distress affecting a person after
witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event that affects other parts of his
or her life
An impaired deficit of memory and concentration for greater than a 6-month
period after a traumatic event has occurred
A functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that
demonstrates that a client has decreased reactivity of the amygdala
NURSING BS 11 - wk 3 quiz study quide.
Rasmussen College, Florida
