EXAM 1 NUR 255 COMPLETE WITH
ANSWERS
Problems of nurse/pt relationship - CORRECT ANSWER- -nurse
needs to be needed
-nurse sets unrealistic goals
-dealing with suicide
-terminating the relationship
Nursing Dx - CORRECT ANSWER- -ineffective coping
-anxiety
-risk for suicide
-social isolation
Outcome of crisis - CORRECT ANSWER- -coping
-decrease stress level
-role performance
levels of crisis care - CORRECT ANSWER- primary- promotes MH
and reduces illness to decrease the incidence of crisis
secondary- trying to intervene before it becomes a crisis in their life
-tertiary- treat and minimize long term effects of the crisis
biological factors - CORRECT ANSWER- suicide runs in families
low serotonin levels are related to depressed mood
Psychological factors - CORRECT ANSWER- -hopelessness
-recent theories- combination of suicidal fantasies and significant loss
-DABDA
Sad persons tool - CORRECT ANSWER- 10 major risk factors to
assess suicidal potential
,Delirium - CORRECT ANSWER- -change in
consciousness(fluctuation)
-change in cognition
-developed over a short period of time
-always secondary to another physiological condition
-underlying condition treated, then should make complete recovery
(reversible)
-hallucinations
-reorientation is very important
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER- -no change in consciousness
-progressive deterioration of cognitive function and global impairment of
intellect
-majority are irreversible
--Alzheimers, (primary)
--alcohol related or AIDS related dementia (secondary) (wernicke-
Korsakoff)-malabsorbtion of nutrients leads to atrophy of brain tissue
--cardinal signs- amnesia, aphasia, apraxia,agnosia
medication - CORRECT ANSWER- prevent deteriation of
accytocholine
Stress - CORRECT ANSWER- The non-specific response of the body
to any demand placed on it
Adjustment or response to stress - CORRECT ANSWER- Can be:
- physical
- mental
- emotional
Adaption - CORRECT ANSWER- Restoration of homeostasis to the
internal environmental system
Adaptive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER- Maintains the integrity of
the individual with a timely return to equilibrium
True - CORRECT ANSWER- True or False:
, Adaptive behavior is viewed as positive and correlated with a healthy
response
Maladaptive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER- Disrupts the integrity of
the individual in a negative manner
Stressor - CORRECT ANSWER- A demand placed on the body to
adapt
The etiology of a specific illnes - CORRECT ANSWER- Stressors
cause physical or emotional tension and may be a factor in what?
Stage of resistance - CORRECT ANSWER- - The body's attempt to
react to stressor
- Symptoms may disappear if adaption occurs
Stage of exhaustion - CORRECT ANSWER- - Symptoms do not
disappear
- Body is exhausted
- Headaches
- Ulcer
- CAD
- Without intervention = death
Fight or Flight Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER- - Initial biological
stress response, sustained biological stress response
- Sustained biological stress response
A stress event - CORRECT ANSWER- - Creates change in the life
pattern of the individual
- Requires significant adjustment to lifestyle
- Taxes available personal resources
Environmental stress - CORRECT ANSWER- - Change from the
existing steady of the individual's life pattern, the thing or event that
triggers the psychological and physiological responses
True - CORRECT ANSWER- True or False:
ANSWERS
Problems of nurse/pt relationship - CORRECT ANSWER- -nurse
needs to be needed
-nurse sets unrealistic goals
-dealing with suicide
-terminating the relationship
Nursing Dx - CORRECT ANSWER- -ineffective coping
-anxiety
-risk for suicide
-social isolation
Outcome of crisis - CORRECT ANSWER- -coping
-decrease stress level
-role performance
levels of crisis care - CORRECT ANSWER- primary- promotes MH
and reduces illness to decrease the incidence of crisis
secondary- trying to intervene before it becomes a crisis in their life
-tertiary- treat and minimize long term effects of the crisis
biological factors - CORRECT ANSWER- suicide runs in families
low serotonin levels are related to depressed mood
Psychological factors - CORRECT ANSWER- -hopelessness
-recent theories- combination of suicidal fantasies and significant loss
-DABDA
Sad persons tool - CORRECT ANSWER- 10 major risk factors to
assess suicidal potential
,Delirium - CORRECT ANSWER- -change in
consciousness(fluctuation)
-change in cognition
-developed over a short period of time
-always secondary to another physiological condition
-underlying condition treated, then should make complete recovery
(reversible)
-hallucinations
-reorientation is very important
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER- -no change in consciousness
-progressive deterioration of cognitive function and global impairment of
intellect
-majority are irreversible
--Alzheimers, (primary)
--alcohol related or AIDS related dementia (secondary) (wernicke-
Korsakoff)-malabsorbtion of nutrients leads to atrophy of brain tissue
--cardinal signs- amnesia, aphasia, apraxia,agnosia
medication - CORRECT ANSWER- prevent deteriation of
accytocholine
Stress - CORRECT ANSWER- The non-specific response of the body
to any demand placed on it
Adjustment or response to stress - CORRECT ANSWER- Can be:
- physical
- mental
- emotional
Adaption - CORRECT ANSWER- Restoration of homeostasis to the
internal environmental system
Adaptive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER- Maintains the integrity of
the individual with a timely return to equilibrium
True - CORRECT ANSWER- True or False:
, Adaptive behavior is viewed as positive and correlated with a healthy
response
Maladaptive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER- Disrupts the integrity of
the individual in a negative manner
Stressor - CORRECT ANSWER- A demand placed on the body to
adapt
The etiology of a specific illnes - CORRECT ANSWER- Stressors
cause physical or emotional tension and may be a factor in what?
Stage of resistance - CORRECT ANSWER- - The body's attempt to
react to stressor
- Symptoms may disappear if adaption occurs
Stage of exhaustion - CORRECT ANSWER- - Symptoms do not
disappear
- Body is exhausted
- Headaches
- Ulcer
- CAD
- Without intervention = death
Fight or Flight Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER- - Initial biological
stress response, sustained biological stress response
- Sustained biological stress response
A stress event - CORRECT ANSWER- - Creates change in the life
pattern of the individual
- Requires significant adjustment to lifestyle
- Taxes available personal resources
Environmental stress - CORRECT ANSWER- - Change from the
existing steady of the individual's life pattern, the thing or event that
triggers the psychological and physiological responses
True - CORRECT ANSWER- True or False:
