NURS 106 Exam Two Competencies
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
DescribeTcharacteristicsTofTpost-traumaticTstressTdisorderT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
nightmaresTofTevent,Tanxiety,TflashbacksT(recurringTrecollectionsTofTth
eTevent)
PTSDTisTanTacuteTstressTdisorderTthatTbeginsTwhenTaTpersonTexperienc
es,Twitnesses,TorTisTconfrontedTwithTaTtraumaticTeventT(carTcrash,Tnatu
ralTdisaster,Tassault,Tcombat)
SecondaryTtraumaticTstressTisTcommonTamongThealthTcareTworkersTw
hoTwitnessTotherTpeople'sTsuffering
DiscussTtheTintegrationTofTstressTtheoriesTwithTnursingTpracticeT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
StressTplaysTaTcentralTroleTinTvulnerabilityTtoTdisease.TbecauseTofTthis,T
nursesTinterveneTwhenTthereTareTsymptomsTofTstress
NursesTneedTtoTconsiderTtheirTownTstressTinTtheTformsTofTburnout,Tco
mpassionTfatigue,TandTsecondTvictimTsyndrome
1.TNeumanTSystemsTModel~TusesTsystemsTapproach;TbasedTonTconcep
tsTandTreactionsTtoTstress
,2.TRoy'sTAdaptationTModel~TpersonThasTtheTabilityTtoTmodifyTexternalT
stimuliTtoTallowTadaptationTtoToccur
3.TPender'sTHealthTPromotionTModel~TfocusesTonTpromotingThealthTa
ndTmanagingTstress
DescribeTcopingTmechanismsTthatTclientsTemployTtoTregulateTstressT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
supportTsystems,TtimeTmanagement,TguidedTimageryTandTvisualization
,TprogressiveTmuscleTrelaxationTtherapies,TassertivenessTtraining,Tjour
nalTwriting,TmindfulnessTbasedTstressTreductionT(MBSR),TstressTmanag
ementTinTtheTworkplace
DiscussTtheTstagesTandTcomponentsTofTtheTgeneralTadaptationTsyndro
meT-TCorrectTAnswer-
GeneralTadaptationTsyndromeT(GAS)TisTaTtermTusedTtoTdescribeTtheTbo
dy'sTshortTandTlongTtermTreactionsTtoTstress.TTheTbodyTwantsTtoTgetTba
ckTtoTallostasisT(stateTofTbalance)
ThreeTstages:
1.TAlarmTstage~TCNSTaroused;T"FightTorTflight"
2.TResistanceTstage~TbodyTtriesTtoTcompensate;THRTandTBPTbeginTtoTno
rmalize
**IfTtheTresistanceTstageToccursTforTtooTlong,Tirritability,Tfrustration,Ta
ndTpoorTconcentrationTmayTresult
, 3.TExhaustionTphase~TbreakdownTofTmechanisms;TafterTstrugglingTwit
hTstressTforTaTlongTperiodTofTtime,TtheTpersonTnoTlongerThasTtheTstreng
thTtoTfightTstress.TtheyTmayTexperienceTfatigue,Tburnout,Tdepression
DescribeTimplementationTstrategiesTforTreducingTstressT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
getTenoughTsleep,TeatTaTwellTbalancedTdiet,Texercise,TtakeTperiodsTtoTr
elax,TengageTinTenjoyableTactivities,TdistanceTselfTfromTstress
DifferentiateTbetweenTprimaryTandTsecondaryTappraisalTasTreactionsTt
oTstressT-TCorrectTAnswer-
PrimaryTappraisal~TimmediateTevaluationTofTaTsituation;T"isTitTrelevant
?TisTitTgood?TisTitTstressful?"
SecondaryTappraisal~TinvolvesTourTdecisionTonThowTtoTdealTwithTaTstre
ssfulTsituation;TincludesTfeelingsTofTnotTbeingTableTtoTdealTwithTtheTpro
blem
DefineTandTdescribeTvariousTtypesTofTcrisesT-TCorrectTAnswer-
1.TDevelopmental/Tmaturational~ToccurTasTaTpersonTmovesTthroughTth
eTphasesTofTlife
2.TSituational~TexternalTsourcesTsuchTasTaTjobTchange,TmotorTvehicleTcr
ash,Tdeath,TorTsevereTillnessTprovokeTthisTcrisis
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
DescribeTcharacteristicsTofTpost-traumaticTstressTdisorderT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
nightmaresTofTevent,Tanxiety,TflashbacksT(recurringTrecollectionsTofTth
eTevent)
PTSDTisTanTacuteTstressTdisorderTthatTbeginsTwhenTaTpersonTexperienc
es,Twitnesses,TorTisTconfrontedTwithTaTtraumaticTeventT(carTcrash,Tnatu
ralTdisaster,Tassault,Tcombat)
SecondaryTtraumaticTstressTisTcommonTamongThealthTcareTworkersTw
hoTwitnessTotherTpeople'sTsuffering
DiscussTtheTintegrationTofTstressTtheoriesTwithTnursingTpracticeT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
StressTplaysTaTcentralTroleTinTvulnerabilityTtoTdisease.TbecauseTofTthis,T
nursesTinterveneTwhenTthereTareTsymptomsTofTstress
NursesTneedTtoTconsiderTtheirTownTstressTinTtheTformsTofTburnout,Tco
mpassionTfatigue,TandTsecondTvictimTsyndrome
1.TNeumanTSystemsTModel~TusesTsystemsTapproach;TbasedTonTconcep
tsTandTreactionsTtoTstress
,2.TRoy'sTAdaptationTModel~TpersonThasTtheTabilityTtoTmodifyTexternalT
stimuliTtoTallowTadaptationTtoToccur
3.TPender'sTHealthTPromotionTModel~TfocusesTonTpromotingThealthTa
ndTmanagingTstress
DescribeTcopingTmechanismsTthatTclientsTemployTtoTregulateTstressT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
supportTsystems,TtimeTmanagement,TguidedTimageryTandTvisualization
,TprogressiveTmuscleTrelaxationTtherapies,TassertivenessTtraining,Tjour
nalTwriting,TmindfulnessTbasedTstressTreductionT(MBSR),TstressTmanag
ementTinTtheTworkplace
DiscussTtheTstagesTandTcomponentsTofTtheTgeneralTadaptationTsyndro
meT-TCorrectTAnswer-
GeneralTadaptationTsyndromeT(GAS)TisTaTtermTusedTtoTdescribeTtheTbo
dy'sTshortTandTlongTtermTreactionsTtoTstress.TTheTbodyTwantsTtoTgetTba
ckTtoTallostasisT(stateTofTbalance)
ThreeTstages:
1.TAlarmTstage~TCNSTaroused;T"FightTorTflight"
2.TResistanceTstage~TbodyTtriesTtoTcompensate;THRTandTBPTbeginTtoTno
rmalize
**IfTtheTresistanceTstageToccursTforTtooTlong,Tirritability,Tfrustration,Ta
ndTpoorTconcentrationTmayTresult
, 3.TExhaustionTphase~TbreakdownTofTmechanisms;TafterTstrugglingTwit
hTstressTforTaTlongTperiodTofTtime,TtheTpersonTnoTlongerThasTtheTstreng
thTtoTfightTstress.TtheyTmayTexperienceTfatigue,Tburnout,Tdepression
DescribeTimplementationTstrategiesTforTreducingTstressT-
TCorrectTAnswer-
getTenoughTsleep,TeatTaTwellTbalancedTdiet,Texercise,TtakeTperiodsTtoTr
elax,TengageTinTenjoyableTactivities,TdistanceTselfTfromTstress
DifferentiateTbetweenTprimaryTandTsecondaryTappraisalTasTreactionsTt
oTstressT-TCorrectTAnswer-
PrimaryTappraisal~TimmediateTevaluationTofTaTsituation;T"isTitTrelevant
?TisTitTgood?TisTitTstressful?"
SecondaryTappraisal~TinvolvesTourTdecisionTonThowTtoTdealTwithTaTstre
ssfulTsituation;TincludesTfeelingsTofTnotTbeingTableTtoTdealTwithTtheTpro
blem
DefineTandTdescribeTvariousTtypesTofTcrisesT-TCorrectTAnswer-
1.TDevelopmental/Tmaturational~ToccurTasTaTpersonTmovesTthroughTth
eTphasesTofTlife
2.TSituational~TexternalTsourcesTsuchTasTaTjobTchange,TmotorTvehicleTcr
ash,Tdeath,TorTsevereTillnessTprovokeTthisTcrisis