NURS 2300 Exam 2 Blueprint Exam
2025 Questions and Answers
Create a plan to overcome negative self-talk and
anxiety as a nursing student. - --CORRECT ANSWER---Learning to Identify
Negative, Unproductive Thoughts
-Identifying Your Own Patterns of Negative, Unproductive Thoughts
-Convincing Yourself to Discard Your Negative, Unproductive Thoughts
-Replacing Unproductive or Negative Thoughts
-Replacing Unproductive Thoughts by Arguing with Yourself
-Make Encouragement Cards
Discuss the importance of self-care for the
nursing student and practicing nurse. - --CORRECT ANSWER--Caring is the
foundation of professional nursing practice. Caring meets the essential human
need for love and belongingness and assists nurses to provide high-quality nursing
care. A caring attitude towards patients, their families, and colleagues begins with
the caregiver --- the nurse. Most nurses are not accustomed to caring for
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,themselves, tending to put the needs of others before their own. Finding a balance
between caring for others and self-care can be a challenging, lifelong pursuit.
Describe the impact of nursing burnout and
compassion fatigue on patient care. - --CORRECT ANSWER--Nurses can
experience compassion fatigue, a condition in which one experiences loss of
physical energy, burnout, accident proneness, emotional breakdowns. apathy,
indifference, poor judgment, and disinterest in being introspective. Nurses often
report that the needs of patients and families, as well as their own spouses and
children, take priority over their own needs. They are left feeling stretched,
overwhelmed, frustrated, unappreciated, and resentful. Negative feelings interfere
with the ability to maintain a caring attitude and drain caring out of our
interactions with others. Caregivers who are filled with stress and negativity cannot
provide an atmosphere conducive to healing. We must learn to care for ourselves
to truly care for others.
Formulate a personal plan for self-care and
managing stress. - --CORRECT ANSWER---Taking personal responsibility for
your health --- physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially, and spiritually --- is
not easy, but it is the first step. Like it or not, there is no one who can do a better
job taking care of yourself than you.
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, -Start today with the changes you know are healthful. Make your choices one meal
at a time or one day at a time. Do not beat yourself up if you do not always stick to
the care plan.
-Balance. Try to stay in balance from a holistic perspective. What this means is
different to each of us and different at various stages in our own lives.
-Increase your happiness quotient. Identify the things that bring you happiness and
joy and enhance your quality of life. Try to do something pleasurable or satisfying
each day.
-Identify and decrease the stressors in your personal and professional life. Develop
strategies for decreasing the overall level of stress in your life. Some situations and
habits can be corrected easily; others will take a real commitment and time to
change.
-Make sure your goals and expectations are realistic. Unrealistic goals are self-
defeating. Make sure the goals are measurable, manageable, and meaningful to you,
not to please somebody else.
-Give yourself permission to relax and take some time for yourself each day. Learn
to make "mental health breaks," no matter how brief. Enjoy the time without
thinking about what you should be doing, so you can return refreshed.
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2025 Questions and Answers
Create a plan to overcome negative self-talk and
anxiety as a nursing student. - --CORRECT ANSWER---Learning to Identify
Negative, Unproductive Thoughts
-Identifying Your Own Patterns of Negative, Unproductive Thoughts
-Convincing Yourself to Discard Your Negative, Unproductive Thoughts
-Replacing Unproductive or Negative Thoughts
-Replacing Unproductive Thoughts by Arguing with Yourself
-Make Encouragement Cards
Discuss the importance of self-care for the
nursing student and practicing nurse. - --CORRECT ANSWER--Caring is the
foundation of professional nursing practice. Caring meets the essential human
need for love and belongingness and assists nurses to provide high-quality nursing
care. A caring attitude towards patients, their families, and colleagues begins with
the caregiver --- the nurse. Most nurses are not accustomed to caring for
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,themselves, tending to put the needs of others before their own. Finding a balance
between caring for others and self-care can be a challenging, lifelong pursuit.
Describe the impact of nursing burnout and
compassion fatigue on patient care. - --CORRECT ANSWER--Nurses can
experience compassion fatigue, a condition in which one experiences loss of
physical energy, burnout, accident proneness, emotional breakdowns. apathy,
indifference, poor judgment, and disinterest in being introspective. Nurses often
report that the needs of patients and families, as well as their own spouses and
children, take priority over their own needs. They are left feeling stretched,
overwhelmed, frustrated, unappreciated, and resentful. Negative feelings interfere
with the ability to maintain a caring attitude and drain caring out of our
interactions with others. Caregivers who are filled with stress and negativity cannot
provide an atmosphere conducive to healing. We must learn to care for ourselves
to truly care for others.
Formulate a personal plan for self-care and
managing stress. - --CORRECT ANSWER---Taking personal responsibility for
your health --- physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially, and spiritually --- is
not easy, but it is the first step. Like it or not, there is no one who can do a better
job taking care of yourself than you.
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, -Start today with the changes you know are healthful. Make your choices one meal
at a time or one day at a time. Do not beat yourself up if you do not always stick to
the care plan.
-Balance. Try to stay in balance from a holistic perspective. What this means is
different to each of us and different at various stages in our own lives.
-Increase your happiness quotient. Identify the things that bring you happiness and
joy and enhance your quality of life. Try to do something pleasurable or satisfying
each day.
-Identify and decrease the stressors in your personal and professional life. Develop
strategies for decreasing the overall level of stress in your life. Some situations and
habits can be corrected easily; others will take a real commitment and time to
change.
-Make sure your goals and expectations are realistic. Unrealistic goals are self-
defeating. Make sure the goals are measurable, manageable, and meaningful to you,
not to please somebody else.
-Give yourself permission to relax and take some time for yourself each day. Learn
to make "mental health breaks," no matter how brief. Enjoy the time without
thinking about what you should be doing, so you can return refreshed.
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