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shofmannx20

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A patient and family attend a counseling session. The patient has become depressed after a job loss. The nurse leading the counseling session informs the patient and his family that this type of crisis is caused by:
 
  a. situational factors.
  b. maturational factors.
  c. sociocultural factors.
  d. compassion fatigue.

Question 2

A nurse works on an oncology unit and has a lot of stress in her life. Which of the following situational factors would be considered work stress?
 
  a. Caring for a family member who has Alzheimer's disease
  b. Being diagnosed with a chronic back in-jury
  c. Finding out that a parent has lung cancer
  d. Having a disagreement with her nurse manager



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Answer to Question 1

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Situational factors include work-related stress. Coping strategies vary with the individual and the situation. Maturational factors involve stressors and coping strategies that vary with life stage. Sociocultural factors include prolonged poverty, physical handicap, and chronic illness. Com-passion fatigue is a term used to describe a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress.

Answer to Question 2

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Work stress for nurses happens with work overload, heavy physical work, shift work, patient concerns (dealing with death and medical treatment), and interpersonal problems with other health care professionals and staff. Adjusting to chronic illness can result in situational stress, but is not work related. Furthermore, the stress experienced while caring for someone with a chronic illness (such as Alzheimer's disease) can lead to adverse health consequences but is also not work related. Another nonwork-related stressor would be caring for a family member who has cancer. Those family members caring for cancer patients have been shown to display immunologic changes that can contribute to the development of inflammatory disease.




shofmannx20

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
:D TYSM


mochi09

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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