ATI Adult Nursing (NUR 105) Med Surg test questions 06: Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation Graded A, Latest Questions and Answers with Explanations, All Correct Study Guide, Download to Score A Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation 1. A nurse is meeting with a young woman who has recently lost her job after moving with her husband to a new city. She describes herself as being anxious and pretty depressed. What principle of stress and adaptation should be integrated into the nurses plan of care for this patient? 2. You are the nurse caring for an adult patient who has just received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The patient states that he will never be able to cope with this situation. How should you best understand the concept of coping when attempting to meet this patients needs? 3. The nurse is with a patient who has learned that he has glioblastoma multiforme, a brain tumor associated with an exceptionally poor prognosis. His heart rate increases, his eyes dilate, and his blood pressure increases. The nurse recognizes these changes as being attributable to what response? 4. You are the nurse caring for a 72-year-old woman who is recovering from a hemicolectomy on the postsurgical unit. The surgery was very stressful and prolonged, and you note on the chart that her blood sugars are elevated, yet diabetes does not appear in her previous medical history. To what do you attribute this elevation in blood sugars? 5. A patient tells the nurse that she does not like to go to the doctor and is feeling anxious about being in this place. When the nurse checks her blood pressure, it is elevated along with her heart rate. The nurse rechecks her blood pressure about 10 minutes later and it is normal. The patient asks the nurse if she should be concerned that she may have hypertension. What statement should guide the nurses response? 6. A patient presents to the health center and the nurse practitioners assessment reveals an enlarged thyroid. The nurse practitioner believes the thyroid cells may be undergoing hyperplasia. How would the nurse practitioner explain this condition to the patient? 7. A mother has brought her young son to the emergency department (ED). The mother tells the triage nurse that the boy was stung by a bee about an hour ago. The mother explains to the nurse, It hurts him so bad and it looks swollen, red, and infected. What can the triage nurse teach the mother? 8. You are caring for an older female patient who is being treated for acute anxiety. She has a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Coping related to a feeling of helplessness. What would be the most appropriate nursing intervention? 9. A 35-year-old woman comes to the local health center with a large mass in her right breast. She has felt the lump for about a year, but was afraid to come to the clinic because she was sure it was cancer. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient? 10. The nurse at the student health center is seeing a group of students who are interested in reducing their stress level. The nurse identifies guided imagery as an appropriate intervention. What will be included in the nurses intervention?

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ATI Adult Nursing (NUR 105) Med Surg test questions 06: Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation Graded A, Latest Questions and Answers with Explanations, All Correct Study Guide, Dow... nload to Score A Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation 1. A nurse is meeting with a young woman who has recently lost her job after moving with her husband to a new city. She describes herself as being anxious and pretty depressed. What principle of stress and adaptation should be integrated into the nurses plan of care for this patient? 2. You are the nurse caring for an adult patient who has just received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The patient states that he will never be able to cope with this situation. How should you best understand the concept of coping when attempting to meet this patients needs? 3. The nurse is with a patient who has learned that he has glioblastoma multiforme, a brain tumor associated with an exceptionally poor prognosis. His heart rate increases, his eyes dilate, and his blood pressure increases. The nurse recognizes these changes as being attributable to what response? 4. You are the nurse caring for a 72-year-old woman who is recovering from a hemicolectomy on the postsurgical unit. The surgery was very stressful and prolonged, and you note on the chart that her blood sugars are elevated, yet diabetes does not appear in her previous medical history. To what do you attribute this elevation in blood sugars? 5. A patient tells the nurse that she does not like to go to the doctor and is feeling anxious about being in this place. When the nurse checks her blood pressure, it is elevated along with her heart rate. The nurse rechecks her blood pressure about 10 minutes later and it is normal. The patient asks the nurse if she should be concerned that she may have hypertension. What statement should guide the nurses response? 6. A patient presents to the health center and the nurse practitioners assessment reveals an enlarged thyroid. The nurse practitioner believes the thyroid cells may be undergoing hyperplasia. How would the nurse practitioner explain this condition to the patient? 7. A mother has brought her young son to the emergency department (ED). The mother tells the triage nurse that the boy was stung by a bee about an hour ago. The mother explains to the nurse, It hurts him so bad and it looks swollen, red, and infected. What can the triage nurse teach the mother? 8. You are caring for an older female patient who is being treated for acute anxiety. She has a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Coping related to a feeling of helplessness. What would be the most appropriate nursing intervention? 9. A 35-year-old woman comes to the local health center with a large mass in her right breast. She has felt the lump for about a year, but was afraid to come to the clinic because she was sure it was cancer. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient? 10. The nurse at the student health center is seeing a group of students who are interested in reducing their stress level. The nurse identifies guided imagery as an appropriate intervention. What will be included in the nurses intervention? [Show More]

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