STRESS AND COPING QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The nurse has completed an admission history for a patient with an anxiety disorder.According to
DSM 5, the patient should be classified as having a generalized anxiety disorder based on which
criterion? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Intense tension and worry, even in absence of external stressors
A first year nursing student who goes to the university's counseling services hopes that anxiety levels
experienced during tests can be reduced. The nurse counselor asks the student about first thoughts
when a test is announced.Which kind of appraisal is the counselor having the student consider?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Primary appraisal
A new nurse becomes very anxious and experiences a pounding heart when thinking about being
alone to care for high acuity patients due to a staffing shortage.According to Selye's general
adaptation syndrome (GAS), which stage is the nurse experiencing? - Alarm ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-
The school nurse is especially concerned about a specific first grade student.Which personality
related characteristic should the nurse identify as increasing the risk for development of an anxiety
disorder? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Being shy
A new nurse is finding it difficult to adapt to the acute care unit where they are working. They
perceive that the ability to control the stress created by the unit is beyond their control.Which type
of coping should the nurse use to deal with this stress? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Emotion-focused
coping
The nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult patient whose husband recently died. The
patient states she had to move in with her daughter due to financial concerns.Which coping
strategies should the nurse recognize as being the most effective for reducing stress and anxiety for
this patient? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Social coping strategies
A patient has been prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for a recent diagnosis of
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The patient asks the nurse why they are being prescribed an
antidepressant.Which statement by the nurse provides an accurate response? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW-"Antidepressants have been found to be effective for disorders such as OCD as well."
.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The nurse has completed an admission history for a patient with an anxiety disorder.According to
DSM 5, the patient should be classified as having a generalized anxiety disorder based on which
criterion? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Intense tension and worry, even in absence of external stressors
A first year nursing student who goes to the university's counseling services hopes that anxiety levels
experienced during tests can be reduced. The nurse counselor asks the student about first thoughts
when a test is announced.Which kind of appraisal is the counselor having the student consider?
✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Primary appraisal
A new nurse becomes very anxious and experiences a pounding heart when thinking about being
alone to care for high acuity patients due to a staffing shortage.According to Selye's general
adaptation syndrome (GAS), which stage is the nurse experiencing? - Alarm ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-
The school nurse is especially concerned about a specific first grade student.Which personality
related characteristic should the nurse identify as increasing the risk for development of an anxiety
disorder? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Being shy
A new nurse is finding it difficult to adapt to the acute care unit where they are working. They
perceive that the ability to control the stress created by the unit is beyond their control.Which type
of coping should the nurse use to deal with this stress? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Emotion-focused
coping
The nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult patient whose husband recently died. The
patient states she had to move in with her daughter due to financial concerns.Which coping
strategies should the nurse recognize as being the most effective for reducing stress and anxiety for
this patient? ✅✅CORRECT ANSW-Social coping strategies
A patient has been prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for a recent diagnosis of
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The patient asks the nurse why they are being prescribed an
antidepressant.Which statement by the nurse provides an accurate response? ✅✅CORRECT
ANSW-"Antidepressants have been found to be effective for disorders such as OCD as well."
.
