The graduate nurse is researching methods for maintaining ...

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The graduate nurse is researching methods for maintaining resilience in stressful clinical situations. Which actions would the nurse employ, based on the core concept of resilience? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Reading professional journals and maintaining continuing education
  2. Choosing to work at a facility where the nurse enjoys the environment.
  3. Participating in a staff debriefing after a difficult interaction in the unit
  4. Joining a unit-based council that focuses on quality improvement
  5. Teaching a seminar to a group of peers on a topic that the nurse enjoys

Question 2

At an annual employee health fair, the nurse educator is presenting information to staff regarding negative emotions that may occur when caring for patients who are anxious, angry, and aggressive.
 
  Which staff member statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
  1. Self-awareness prevents the nurse's negative emotions.
  2. Self-awareness allows the nurse to express sympathy for the patient.
  3. Intense negative emotions guide the nurse to plan appropriate interventions.
  4. Intense negative emotions interfere with the nurse's assessment and judgment.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2, 3, 4
Explanation: The core concept of resilience in stressful clinical situations is based on protective factors. These protective factors include making good choices about work environments and taking steps to develop a strong working team. Actions that take steps to promote protective factors and resilience include choosing to work at a facility where the nurse enjoys the environment; participating in staff debriefings after difficult patient encounters; and participating in quality improvement measures that develop strong working teams. Reading professional journals and teaching a seminar are appropriate professional skills; however, these do not promote resilience when faced with stressful clinical situations.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4
Explanation: The nurse may develop intense negative emotions when caring for patients who are anxious, angry, and aggressive. It is vital that the nurse use self-reflection in order to promote the nurse's own health and well-being. Intense negative emotions interfere with the nurse's ability to perform an objective assessment, and interfere with the nurse's judgment. Self-awareness does not prevent negative emotions, but is a technique used to manage these emotions. Self-awareness allows the nurse to express empathy, not sympathy for the patient. Intense negative emotions interfere with the nurse's ability to plan appropriate intervention.

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