Answer to Question 1
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Strategies for nurses to help cope with stress include: making personal health a priority; reminding one's self to maintain balance and control; learning to say no; identifying what drains energy; avoiding perfectionism; setting realistic expectations; nurturing the body, mind, and spirit; asking for help and accepting it when offered; and being aware of individual destructive methods of coping.
Answer to Question 2
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Crisis intervention is a specific technique that helps patients regain equilibrium. Progressive muscle relaxation is a method of inducing relaxation by tensing and releasing various muscle groups. Guided imagery is a process in which the person uses all of the senses to experience the sensation of relaxation. Cognitive reframing is a technique based on the belief that a person's emotional response is determined by the meaning attached to the event.
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
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A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
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A patient is talking to the nurse about her husband’s abuse and attempt to strangle her. She ...