NSG-310 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (GRADED A +) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2026

NSG-310 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (GRADED A +) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2026 Chronic sorrow - Answer grief that tends to be unending and unpredictable because it is associated with someone still living, not with the deceased and is often experienced by caregivers Complicated grief - Answer seeing a loved one who was in extreme pain pass away and being sad because they are not here anymore but happy because they are not suffering anymore Eustress - Answer good stress that helps us cope with daily challenges Mild stress - Answer heightens one's awareness of surroundings and fosters learning and decision making. Communicating with clients helps to relieve excess stress Moderate stress - Answer occurs as people experience frustration or conflict. This can cause anxiety for the client and or the nurse and hinders appropriate communication and opportunities for a therapeutic relationship between the nurse and client Severe stress - Answer seriously interferes with a person's ability to function. Severe chronic stress weakens the immune system and contributes to stress related illnesses Acute stress - Answer requires immediate attention and once the situation is resolved, homeostasis is re-established Chronic stress - Answer manifests over an extended period of time as a result of repeated exposure to stressor Symptoms of chronic stress - Answer fatigue, excessive anxiety, irritability, insomnia, lack of attention to healthy lifestyle and behaviors How do you support/deal with family members feeling guilty - Answer try to rationalize away guilt for families. Do not Listen and support their expression of feeling and verbalizations (e.g., "I can understand how or why you might feel that way; however..."). Follow the "howevers" with careful, reality-oriented statements or questions (e.g., "None of us can truly control another's behavior"; "Kids make their own choices despite what parents think and want"; "How successful were you when you tried to control _________________'s behavior with that before?"; "So many things happen for which there are no absolute answers"). How do you help people with grief - Answer Acknowledge the family's grief and depression Encourage them to be precise about what it is they are grieving and depressed about; give grief and depression a contect Allow the family appropriate time for grief Recognize that this is an essential step for future adaption;do not try and rush the grief process Remain sensitive to your own unfinished business and hence comfort or discomfort with family's grieving and depression Adventitious crisis - Answer simultaneously (ex. A disaster) Developmental crisis - Answer when the crisis impacts a large number of people can occur as individuals negotiate developmental age-related milestones in their lives (ex. Becoming a parent or retiring from long term employment) Situational crisis - Answer an unusually stressful life event which exceeds a person's resource and coping skills (unexpected illness, injury, rape, car accident, loss of a home or spouse, being laid off from work) Heroic - Answer people intervene to help Honeymoon - Answer provide assistance and support Disillusionment - Answer when there is no solution anymore Reconstruction - Answer rebuilding community How does one assist a blind patient with ambulation? - Answer take your arm, walk in front of them to preserve client autonomy Allow them to What is Veracity? - Answer Truthful info about the client's condition (don't tell the spouse) What is expressive aphasia? - Answer Can understand what is being said but cannot express thoughts or feelings in words What can the nurse use to assist with education for a client who is illiterate? - Answer Images, symbols, and colors What will assist in educating a 4-year-old about an upcoming procedure? - Answer Involve parents, allow child to touch and play There is a local community crisis. Describe the heroic phase in responding to this crisis. - Answer Emergency response, neighbors, and friends rally around survivors providing support and supplies for recovery