Crisis is a sudden event in ones life that disturbs a person's homeostasis. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in crisis?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Crisis doesn't last 4 months (C); it's acute, typically resolving within 6 weeks, per crisis theory (e.g., Caplan). Heightened stress (A), disorganized function (B), and unpleasant feelings (D) are true. C's prolonged duration misaligns with crisis' short-term nature, making it the untrue statement.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Efficiency (C) in the nursing process ensures proper use of resources time, staff, costs per management principles. Organized/systematic (A) structures, humanistic (B) cares, effective (D) achieves goals. C targets resource optimization, making it correct.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Pulse rate assessment involves measuring the heart rate, typically at the radial artery, and noting whether it exceeds the normal range of 60-100 beats per minute in adults. When the pulse rate is above normal, it indicates an accelerated heart rate, which is medically termed tachycardia (D), defined as a heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute at rest. Tachypnea (A) refers to rapid breathing, not heart rate, and is unrelated to pulse findings. Hyperpyrexia (B) denotes an extremely high fever (typically above 41.5°C), which could cause a rapid pulse but is a temperature-related term, not a direct pulse descriptor. Arrhythmia (C) indicates an irregular heart rhythm, which may or may not involve an elevated rate; however, the question specifies only an above-normal rate without mentioning irregularity. Thus, tachycardia is the precise term for documenting a pulse rate above normal, making D the correct answer. This distinction is critical in nursing to ensure accurate communication of clinical findings.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Mr. Gary's pain in his amputated left leg is phantom pain (D), a sensation in a missing limb, per neurological phenomena post-amputation. Acute (A) and chronic (B) relate to time, not absence. Referred (C) is mislocated from source. Phantom pain, common after limb loss, arises from nerve endings, making D the correct type.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Loss of sphincter control causing uncontrolled urination and bowel movement is incontinence (B), per medical terminology common in dying. Enuresis (A) is urinary-specific, diarrhea (C) and constipation (D) are bowel states, not control loss. B encompasses both, matching end-of-life loss, making it correct.