Critical Care Nursing A Holistic Approach
10th Edition By Patricia Gonce Morton
-Test Bank
Chapter 3- The Family’s Experience With Critical Illness
1. A patient has just been admitted to the ICU after being in a severe auto accident and losing one of
husband has his hand over his heart and complains of a rapid heart rate. The nurse recognizes his co
of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome to stress?
A) Alarm stage
B) Exhaustion stage
C) Resistance stage
D) Adaptation stage
, 2. The nurse observes that an elderly woman, whose granddaughter has been admitted to the ICU, is
manage her two great-grandsons, who are toddlers, in the waiting room. What is the most likely expl
woman’s inability to manage the children in this situation?
A) She is senile.
B) She is in the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome to stress.
C) She is assuming the role of caregiver in place of the patient, a role she is not use
D) She has macular degeneration and cannot see well.
3. A nurse needs to communicate with a patient’s family regarding consent to treat an unconscious pa
Which member of the group should the nurse approach first?
A) A man she recognizes as the patient’s brother
B) A teenage boy who approaches the nurse
C) A woman who originally escorted the patient in
D) A woman in the group whom the others look at and call over when the nurse appro
4. A new nurse has recently joined the ICU from a different hospital, which had a much stricter policy r
hours. She expresses concern about the impact of open visiting hours on patient well-being. Which wou
be the best explanation for the purpose of open visiting hours? Select all that ap
A) To better provide rest and quiet
B) To strengthen the relationship between the family and health care provider
C) To control the number of visitors for a patient
D) To provide an undisturbed environment
E) To decrease the patient’s anxiety
F) To increase the satisfaction of the family with the experience
10th Edition By Patricia Gonce Morton
-Test Bank
Chapter 3- The Family’s Experience With Critical Illness
1. A patient has just been admitted to the ICU after being in a severe auto accident and losing one of
husband has his hand over his heart and complains of a rapid heart rate. The nurse recognizes his co
of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome to stress?
A) Alarm stage
B) Exhaustion stage
C) Resistance stage
D) Adaptation stage
, 2. The nurse observes that an elderly woman, whose granddaughter has been admitted to the ICU, is
manage her two great-grandsons, who are toddlers, in the waiting room. What is the most likely expl
woman’s inability to manage the children in this situation?
A) She is senile.
B) She is in the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome to stress.
C) She is assuming the role of caregiver in place of the patient, a role she is not use
D) She has macular degeneration and cannot see well.
3. A nurse needs to communicate with a patient’s family regarding consent to treat an unconscious pa
Which member of the group should the nurse approach first?
A) A man she recognizes as the patient’s brother
B) A teenage boy who approaches the nurse
C) A woman who originally escorted the patient in
D) A woman in the group whom the others look at and call over when the nurse appro
4. A new nurse has recently joined the ICU from a different hospital, which had a much stricter policy r
hours. She expresses concern about the impact of open visiting hours on patient well-being. Which wou
be the best explanation for the purpose of open visiting hours? Select all that ap
A) To better provide rest and quiet
B) To strengthen the relationship between the family and health care provider
C) To control the number of visitors for a patient
D) To provide an undisturbed environment
E) To decrease the patient’s anxiety
F) To increase the satisfaction of the family with the experience
