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sjones · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Some strategies to maintain professional health are listed below. Which of the following is not necessarily correct in regard to professional health?

a. goal setting
b. read fiction and nonfiction materials
c. join a professional organization
d. networking with others in the health care field

Question 2

Some stress management techniques are listed below. Which of the following is not a good technique for nurses to consider when relieving stress?

a. do not procrastinate c. be polite to all
b. set realistic goals d. keep things to yourself

Question 3

Anger is an emotion that nurses have to deal with in the workplace. Which of the following is not necessarily a primary reason for nurse workplace anger?

a. long hours c. demeaning treatment by staff
b. unreasonable workload d. inadequate staffing

Hikerman221 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Professionally healthy individuals are satisfied with their career choices, are goal-directed, and seek every opportunity to obtain knowledge and learn new experiences. Some strategies to enhance one's own professional health include: 1) setting goals (both short- and long-term goals), 2) reading professional materials as often as possible to enhance your knowledge base (not necessarily fiction and nonfiction materials, but those that pertain to your area of expertise), 3) joining a professional organization, and 4) networking with others within the health care field.

Answer to Question 2

D
A variety of stress relief techniques is available today to guide nurses in ways to help manage stressors. Some of these include: 1) do not procrastinate, 2) set realistic goals, 3) be polite to all, 4) talk about your worries (not keep things to yourself), 5) forgive your mistakes, 6) do a good deed, 7) focus on the positive, and

let go of the need to be perfect.

Answer to Question 3

A
Anger is an emotion that nurses may encounter in the workplace due to a number of different factors. Some of the primary reasons for nurses' anger in the workplace are: 1) unreasonable workload, 2) demeaning treatment by other health care workers, 3) inadequate staffing, 4) lack of administrative support, 5) feeling powerless to influence difficult situations, and 6) feeling like a scapegoat for mistakes within the system.