A nurse is assessing a client and uses the Recent Life Changes ...

[maychende]

A nurse is assessing a client and uses the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire as part of an assessment. The nurse determines that the client has experienced a major life crisis when which score is attained?
 
  A) 150
  B) 250
  C) 350
  D) 450

Question 2

When describing the concept of allostatic load to a group of students, which of the following would the instructor identify as abnormal, indicative of the overall changes of the biologic regulatory system?
 
  A) Nuclear imaging studies
  B) Laboratory test results
  C) Bone radiographs
  D) Cardiac studies

[tkempin]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
A score of over 400 on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire indicates major life crisis. A minor life crisis is indicated by a score between 250 and 400.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
As wear and tear on the brain and body occurs, there is a corresponding increase in the number of abnormal biologic parameters called allostatic load (AL) (Fig. 12.2). AL is measured by the cumulative changes of the biologic regulatory systems as indicated by abnormal laboratory values. Nuclear imaging studies, bone radiographs, and cardiac studies are not used to measure AL.