With Complete Solutions
Actual Nursing Dx consist of what? Correct Answer -
Documentation of what the patient's problem is
- Will have subjective and objective data attached (AEB)
Adaptation Correct Answer Immediate response. "Coping
response" that is necessary for normal growth and development.
Adventitious crisis Correct Answer A major natural or man-
made disaster or a crime of violence. Accidental or unexpected
such as catestrophic natural weather.
AEB Correct Answer "As evidenced by..."
Alarm reaction Correct Answer First stage of the GAS, during
which the body mobilizes its resources to cope with a stressor.
- can be conscious or unconscious
- ANS initiates Fight or Flight
Anxiety Correct Answer The condition of feeling uneasy or
worried about what may happen.
- vague uneasiness or apprehension
- subjective emotion
- occurs when the Ego is threatened
- provoked by unknown, dread from an unknown source
- precedes all new experiences
, Compensation Correct Answer Something given to make up
for something else. E.g. difficulties in school, but excels in
sports or extra curriculars.
Coping mechanisms Correct Answer - Mild stress and anxiety
are handled. May be learned from family or a past experience.
- Conscious process, reduce tension, solve problem, constructive
or destructive
- More severe anxiety may involve: attack/aggression, withdraw
behavior, compromise
Data Collection "Don'ts" Correct Answer 1. Lack of
organization
2. Omission
3. Poor data (irrelevant, duplicates, erroneous)
4. Failure to establish rapport
5. Interpretation of behavior/data rather than the
objective/subjective material from the patient
6. FAILURE TO DOCUMENT
Defense mechanisms Correct Answer Unconscious coping
mechanisms that reduce anxiety generated by threats from
unacceptable impulses.
- unconscious reaction to stress
- Protective response: helps protect self esteem
- Decreased anxiety
Denial Correct Answer Psychoanalytic defense mechanism by
which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful
realities.