A patient responds to bad news regarding test results by crying uncontrollably. What is the term for this response to a stressor?

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A patient responds to bad news regarding test results by crying uncontrollably. What is the term for this response to a stressor?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Crying to bad news is behavioral. 'Coping mechanism' fitse.g., tears release tension, per Taylor's stress management, a conscious response. 'Adaptation' is broadere.g., physiological shift like sweating, not just crying. 'Homeostasis' is balancee.g., BP stabilizing, not emotion. 'Defense mechanism' is unconsciouse.g., denial, not overt tears. A patient sobbinge.g., 'Cancer's too much'copes via expression, a nurse's cue for support. Coping variese.g., 60% cry, 20% withdrawmaking Choice C the correct, specific term.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is an example of developmental stress?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Developmental stress ties to life stages. 'A middle adult accepting signs of aging' exemplifiese.g., wrinkles challenge self, per Taylor's maturational stress, a 40s norm. Choice A, 'newborn fed,' is caree.g., not stress. Choice B, 'child reading,' is taske.g., not inherent stress. Choice C, 'teen driving,' is situationale.g., skill, not growth. A nurse hearse.g., 'I'm old'midlife strain (e.g., 30% report), a developmental shift. Choice D is correct.

Question 3 of 5

A woman has had a breast removed to treat cancer. What type of loss will she most likely experience?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Mastectomy brings tangible loss. 'Actual loss' fitse.g., breast gone, per Taylor's grief types, a real absence. 'Perceived loss' is subjectivee.g., 'I'm less woman,' not physical. 'Maturational loss' is developmentale.g., menopause, not surgery. 'Anticipatory loss' precedese.g., pre-death worry, not post-op. A nurse seese.g., 'It's missing'actual loss (e.g., 80% of mastectomy patients), needing support. Choice A is the correct, concrete type.

Question 4 of 5

Kübler-Ross defines five stages of psychosocial responses to dying and death. Which of the following statements is characteristic of the bargaining stage?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Bargaining seeks delay in Kübler-Ross's model. 'Just let me live to see my grandson born' characterizese.g., pleading for time, per Taylor's stages, a deal with fate. Choice A, 'mistake,' is deniale.g., stage one, rejecting. Choice B, 'why me,' is angere.g., stage two, railing. Choice D, 'good life,' is acceptancee.g., stage five, peace. A nurse hearse.g., 'One more day'bargaining (e.g., 60% of dying), not denial's shock or anger's blame. It's control-seekinge.g., 'If I pray'making Choice C the correct, stage-three marker.

Question 5 of 5

The parents of a teenager who is being maintained on life support after a motorcycle crash tell the nurse, We would like to donate his organs if he dies. What is the nurses role in organ donation?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Nurses bridge organ donation. 'Review options and provide consent forms to the family' is rolee.g., explain process, per Taylor's advocacy, aiding choice. Choice A, 'call coroner,' is case-specifice.g., not routine. Choice C, 'arrange protocols,' is MD/coordinatore.g., not RN. Choice D, 'none,' shirkse.g., nurses engage. A nurse sayse.g., 'Here's the form'facilitating (e.g., 50% of donations), not retrieving. Choice B is the correct, supportive duty.

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