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NUR 210/ NUR210 Exam 3 | Questions &
Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct(2025/
2026 ) (Verified Solutions)
1. What is Selye's General Adaption Syndrome?: Stage 1: Alarm -
fight or flight response activated, the body's resources respond to
the stressor.
Stage 2: Resistance - parasympathetic nervous system activated to
reduce the reaction, some form of homeostasis while other systems
remain hyperactive to ensure readiness to continue fight or flight
Stage 3: Exhaustion - intense continual stressor, body unable to
continue compensating, susceptible to disease or death.
2. What nerve is stimulated during the parasympathetic
response?: Vegas nerve
3. What is the health function of chronic illness and stress?:
(-)Feedback loop:
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Production of stress hormones stops further
production. We calm down after the initial
fight or flight (SNS) burst.
4. What is the unhealthy function of chronic illness and stress?:
When Cortisol and norepinephrine are chronically overproduced,
the HPA axis eventually becomes desensitized to the negative
feedback telling it to "calm down".
Chronic stimulation of hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal
glands result in more cortisol and stress.
5. What is the Benefit of Early Recognition of Anxiety?: Early
recognition of subtle and overt anxiety can impact the delivery of
care, health, and wellness in our patients
6. What is clinical threshold?: Observe and recognize anxiety in our
patients
7. What is a clinical perception?: The ability of the nurse to
recognize anxiety-based symptoms
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8. What can a novice nurse recognize during a panic attack
(anxiety)?: recognize panic attacks or obsessive-compulsive
behavior
9. What can a proficient nurse recognize in a panic attack
(anxiety): recognize subtle symptoms of anxiety, perceive anxiety
below the clinical threshold
10. What are symptoms of anxiety?: Fatigue
Muscular tension
Arousal
Worry
Irritable
Phobia avoidance
Compulsions
Panic attacks
Fight or Flight symptoms
11. What are subtle symptoms of anxiety?: Impaired concentration
Distracted
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Talkative
Distracted during a nursing assessment
12. What are Physiological consequences dependent upon for
anxiety?: -
Symptom duration
Symptom intensity
Degree of functional impairment
13. What diseases can Anxiety Increase Risk for Morbidity?:
Cerebrovascular Atherosclerosis
Ischemic heart
Gastrointestinal
Hypertension
Respiratory
Genitourinary
-Think of ROS
14. What is anxiety?: A stressor (trigger) is an external pressure that
an individual experiences.
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NUR 210
NUR 210/ NUR210 Exam 3 | Questions &
Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct(2025/
2026 ) (Verified Solutions)
1. What is Selye's General Adaption Syndrome?: Stage 1: Alarm -
fight or flight response activated, the body's resources respond to
the stressor.
Stage 2: Resistance - parasympathetic nervous system activated to
reduce the reaction, some form of homeostasis while other systems
remain hyperactive to ensure readiness to continue fight or flight
Stage 3: Exhaustion - intense continual stressor, body unable to
continue compensating, susceptible to disease or death.
2. What nerve is stimulated during the parasympathetic
response?: Vegas nerve
3. What is the health function of chronic illness and stress?:
(-)Feedback loop:
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Production of stress hormones stops further
production. We calm down after the initial
fight or flight (SNS) burst.
4. What is the unhealthy function of chronic illness and stress?:
When Cortisol and norepinephrine are chronically overproduced,
the HPA axis eventually becomes desensitized to the negative
feedback telling it to "calm down".
Chronic stimulation of hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal
glands result in more cortisol and stress.
5. What is the Benefit of Early Recognition of Anxiety?: Early
recognition of subtle and overt anxiety can impact the delivery of
care, health, and wellness in our patients
6. What is clinical threshold?: Observe and recognize anxiety in our
patients
7. What is a clinical perception?: The ability of the nurse to
recognize anxiety-based symptoms
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8. What can a novice nurse recognize during a panic attack
(anxiety)?: recognize panic attacks or obsessive-compulsive
behavior
9. What can a proficient nurse recognize in a panic attack
(anxiety): recognize subtle symptoms of anxiety, perceive anxiety
below the clinical threshold
10. What are symptoms of anxiety?: Fatigue
Muscular tension
Arousal
Worry
Irritable
Phobia avoidance
Compulsions
Panic attacks
Fight or Flight symptoms
11. What are subtle symptoms of anxiety?: Impaired concentration
Distracted
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Talkative
Distracted during a nursing assessment
12. What are Physiological consequences dependent upon for
anxiety?: -
Symptom duration
Symptom intensity
Degree of functional impairment
13. What diseases can Anxiety Increase Risk for Morbidity?:
Cerebrovascular Atherosclerosis
Ischemic heart
Gastrointestinal
Hypertension
Respiratory
Genitourinary
-Think of ROS
14. What is anxiety?: A stressor (trigger) is an external pressure that
an individual experiences.
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