NSG 3130 Exam 3 PREP
NSG 3130 EXAM 3 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A patient is told that surgery is necessary, and the patient begins to experience
elevations in pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Which stage of anxiety is
indicated by these nursing assessments?
a. Mild-the vital signs remain the same as at resting stage
b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly elevated
c. Severe-pulse and respirations are rapid, blood pressure is high
d. Panic-pulse and respirations are very rapid, blood pressure is high, pt may
hyperventilate
b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly elevated
A nurse is teaching a patient about the positive effects of exercise to reduce
anxiety. Which patient comment about how exercise reduces anxiety indicates
that the patient understand the nurse's teaching?
a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
b. "It interferes with the ability to concentrate."
c. "It reduces the metabolism of epinephrine."
d. "It decreases the acidity of blood."
a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
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nurse identifies that a patient is mildly anxious. Which assessment of the patient
supports this conclusion?
a. Preoccupied-this is moderate anxiety
b. Forgetful-this is moderate anxiety
c. Fearful-this has nothing to do with anxiety
d. Alert-Increased alertness occurs when one is mildly anxious. Alertness and
vigilance are the result of an increase in one's perceptual field and state of arousal
in response to the stimulation of the autonomic system when one feels
threatened.
d. Alert-Increased alertness occurs when one is mildly anxious. Alertness and
vigilance are the result of an increase in one's perceptual field and state of arousal
in response to the stimulation of the autonomic system when one feels
threatened.
When assessing a patient for anxiety, which characteristic about anxiety should
the nurse consider?
a. It is triggered by a known stressor. (It is triggered by an unknown stressor.)
b. It occurs simultaneously with fear.
c. It is a response that is avoidable.
d. It is a universal experience. (Anxiety is a common and universal response to a
threat. Anxiety is a psychosocial response to an unknown stress; it may be a vague
sense of apprehension at one extreme to impending doom at the other extreme).
d. It is a universal experience. (Anxiety is a common and universal response to a
threat. Anxiety is a psychosocial response to an unknown stress; it may be a vague
sense of apprehension at one extreme to impending doom at the other extreme).
Anxiety can progress through levels of severity from mild to panic. The patient's
level of anxiety will influence how the nurse approaches the patient situation.
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Place these patient statements in order as anxiety progresses from mild, to
moderate, to severe, to panic.
a. "I want to know more about the surgery I am having tomorrow." (1)-mild
b. "I don't think I am going to make it through the surgery tomorrow." (4)-panic
c. "I can't concentrate and all I think about is the pain I may have tomorrow." (3)-
severe
d. " I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about the surgery tomorrow." (2)-
moderate
a. "I want to know more about the surgery I am having tomorrow." (1)-mild
b. "I don't think I am going to make it through the surgery tomorrow." (4)-panic
c. "I can't concentrate and all I think about is the pain I may have tomorrow." (3)-
severe
d. " I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about the surgery tomorrow." (2)-
moderate
A stressor is a condition in which the person experiences changes in the normal
balanced state.
a. True
b. False
True
In stimulus-based stress models, stress is defined as a stimulus, a life event, or a
set of circumstances that physiological and/or psychological reactions that may
increase the individual's vulnerability to illness.
a. True
b. False
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True
Problem solving involves thinking through a threatening situation, using specific
steps to arrive at a solution.
a. True
b. False
True
Structuring (discipline) is assuming a manner and facial expression that convey a
sense of being in control or charge.
a. True
b. False (It is self-control)
False
Self-control is the arrangement or manipulation of a situation so that threatening
events do not occur.
a. True
b. False (It is structuring)
False
What concept refers to efforts to improve a situation by making changes or taking
action?
a. Problem-focused coping
b. Emotion-focused coping
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NSG 3130 EXAM 3 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A patient is told that surgery is necessary, and the patient begins to experience
elevations in pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Which stage of anxiety is
indicated by these nursing assessments?
a. Mild-the vital signs remain the same as at resting stage
b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly elevated
c. Severe-pulse and respirations are rapid, blood pressure is high
d. Panic-pulse and respirations are very rapid, blood pressure is high, pt may
hyperventilate
b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly elevated
A nurse is teaching a patient about the positive effects of exercise to reduce
anxiety. Which patient comment about how exercise reduces anxiety indicates
that the patient understand the nurse's teaching?
a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
b. "It interferes with the ability to concentrate."
c. "It reduces the metabolism of epinephrine."
d. "It decreases the acidity of blood."
a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
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nurse identifies that a patient is mildly anxious. Which assessment of the patient
supports this conclusion?
a. Preoccupied-this is moderate anxiety
b. Forgetful-this is moderate anxiety
c. Fearful-this has nothing to do with anxiety
d. Alert-Increased alertness occurs when one is mildly anxious. Alertness and
vigilance are the result of an increase in one's perceptual field and state of arousal
in response to the stimulation of the autonomic system when one feels
threatened.
d. Alert-Increased alertness occurs when one is mildly anxious. Alertness and
vigilance are the result of an increase in one's perceptual field and state of arousal
in response to the stimulation of the autonomic system when one feels
threatened.
When assessing a patient for anxiety, which characteristic about anxiety should
the nurse consider?
a. It is triggered by a known stressor. (It is triggered by an unknown stressor.)
b. It occurs simultaneously with fear.
c. It is a response that is avoidable.
d. It is a universal experience. (Anxiety is a common and universal response to a
threat. Anxiety is a psychosocial response to an unknown stress; it may be a vague
sense of apprehension at one extreme to impending doom at the other extreme).
d. It is a universal experience. (Anxiety is a common and universal response to a
threat. Anxiety is a psychosocial response to an unknown stress; it may be a vague
sense of apprehension at one extreme to impending doom at the other extreme).
Anxiety can progress through levels of severity from mild to panic. The patient's
level of anxiety will influence how the nurse approaches the patient situation.
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Place these patient statements in order as anxiety progresses from mild, to
moderate, to severe, to panic.
a. "I want to know more about the surgery I am having tomorrow." (1)-mild
b. "I don't think I am going to make it through the surgery tomorrow." (4)-panic
c. "I can't concentrate and all I think about is the pain I may have tomorrow." (3)-
severe
d. " I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about the surgery tomorrow." (2)-
moderate
a. "I want to know more about the surgery I am having tomorrow." (1)-mild
b. "I don't think I am going to make it through the surgery tomorrow." (4)-panic
c. "I can't concentrate and all I think about is the pain I may have tomorrow." (3)-
severe
d. " I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about the surgery tomorrow." (2)-
moderate
A stressor is a condition in which the person experiences changes in the normal
balanced state.
a. True
b. False
True
In stimulus-based stress models, stress is defined as a stimulus, a life event, or a
set of circumstances that physiological and/or psychological reactions that may
increase the individual's vulnerability to illness.
a. True
b. False
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True
Problem solving involves thinking through a threatening situation, using specific
steps to arrive at a solution.
a. True
b. False
True
Structuring (discipline) is assuming a manner and facial expression that convey a
sense of being in control or charge.
a. True
b. False (It is self-control)
False
Self-control is the arrangement or manipulation of a situation so that threatening
events do not occur.
a. True
b. False (It is structuring)
False
What concept refers to efforts to improve a situation by making changes or taking
action?
a. Problem-focused coping
b. Emotion-focused coping
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