Stress and Coping: 3 Questions

Question 1

What can stress be a hazard to in the body?

Answer 1

An actual or alleged hazard to
the balance of homeostasis

Question 2

What can stress impact in patients?

Answer 2

impact the physical and
mental well-being

Question 3

What does a nurse need to consider when it comes to stress?

Answer 3

Their own stress by recognizing stress in the form of burnout,
compassion fatigue, and second victim syndrome

Question 4

What is another name for the Alarm Stage?

Answer 4

Fight or Flight

Question 5

What is chronic stress?

Answer 5

occurs in stable conditions and results from stressful roles.

Question 6

What is acute stress?

Answer 6

Time-limited events that threaten a person for a relatively brief period
provoke acute stress.

Question 7

What is crisis stress?

Answer 7

Developmental, situational, adventitious

Question 8

What are situational factors?

Answer 8

Arise from job changes, illness,
caregiver stress

Question 9

What are maturational factors?

Answer 9

Vary with life stages

Question 10

What are sociocultural factors?

Answer 10

Environmental, social, and cultural stressors perceived by children, adolescents, and adults

Question 11

What is Neuman Systems model?

Answer 11

• Uses systems approach
• Based on the concepts of stress and
  reaction to stress

Question 12

What is Roys adaption model?

Answer 12

A person has the ability to modify external stimuli to allow adaptation to occur

Question 13

What is Pender’s health promotion model?

Answer 13

Focuses on promoting health and managing stress

Question 14

What is compassion fatigue?

Answer 14

• A state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress
• Caring for others who are suffering
• Emotional exhaustion
• Can overwhelm health care providers and cause
  physical, mental, and emotional health issues

Question 15

What is Second victim syndrome?

Answer 15

• When a medical error occurs that inflicts significant
  harm on a patient and the patient’s family

Question 16

What is the nursing process assessment for stress?

Answer 16

Gather information from patients perception, subjective and objective findings.

Question 17

How would the implementation be for health promotion of stress?

Answer 17

• Decrease stress-producing
  situations
  -Increase resistance to
  stress
  -Learn skill that reduce
  physiological response to
  stress

Question 18

Does regular exercise and rest help stress?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

What are some other things that help stress?

Answer 19

 Support systems
 Time management
 Guided imagery and visualization
 Progressive muscle relaxation
therapies
 Assertiveness training
 Journal writing
 Mindfulness-based stress reduction
(MBSR)
 Stress management in the
workplace

Question 20

What is the evaluation for stress?

Answer 20

Through the patient’s eyes
Has stress been
reduced?
Patient outcomes
Coping with stress takes
time