The nurse is administering flu vaccines. One of the children who ...

[Evvie72]

The nurse is administering flu vaccines. One of the children who is scheduled to receive the vaccine is afraid of needles and is tearful, and his younger brother is trying to calm him down.
 
  The nurse knows that the tearful child has evaluated this event as challenging and therefore is experiencing psychological stress caused by which of the following? a. Primary appraisal
  b. Coping
  c. Secondary appraisal
  d. Dissociation

Question 2

The nursing student is performing a physical examination on a 6-year-old patient who is being admitted to the pediatric unit with abdominal pain. When would be the most appropriate time in the examination to palpate the patient's abdomen?
 
  a. Palpate tender areas last.
  b. Palpate tender areas first to get it over.
  c. Palpate tender areas before inspection.
  d. Palpate before auscultation.

[pallen55]

Answer to Question 1

A
When a person encounters an event, there is an immediate process of primary appraisal or rating of the event. If this appraisal results in the event being identified as a potential harm, loss, threat, or challenge, the person has stress. Coping refers to strategies or practices that help people deal with stress. Following the recognition of stress, secondary appraisal focuses on the resources or coping strategies that can meet the stress. Dissociation is experiencing a subjective sense of numbing and a reduced awareness of one's surroundings.

Answer to Question 2

A
Because palpation involves the use of the hands to touch body parts and make sensitive assess-ments, palpate tender areas last. Palpation typically occurs right after inspection. When ex-amining the abdomen, however, palpation occurs after auscultation. Palpate the abdomen for tenderness, distention, or masses.

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