Answer to Question 1
A, C, E
The GAS was viewed as a reaction to stress consisting of three distinct stages; a pattern of alarm, followed by a stage of resistance as a person attempts to compensate for changes induced by the alarm stage. A state of exhaustion follows if the person cannot successfully adapt during the stage of resistance or if stress remains unrelieved. When stress reaches chronic, harmful levels, deleterious consequences follow, from compromised immune function to weight gain to developmental impairment. Deleterious consequences and developmental consequences, then, are a product of unsuccessful GAS, not a part of the syndrome.
Answer to Question 2
C
A nurse may delegate the measurement of selected vital signs (e.g., stable patients) to nursing assistive personnel. However, it is the nurse's responsibility to review vital sign data, interpret their significance, and critically think through decisions about interventions. When vital signs appear abnormal, repeat the measurement. When caring for a patient, the nurse is responsible for vital sign monitoring.
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
Cross-section of wrist showing tendons and nerves involved in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Patient with exophthalmos.
Patient Teaching