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.
Measuring Patient Height
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Waardenburg syndrome
A medical assistant helps a patient walk with a gait belt.
Promoting Adherence in the Older Adult Patient
Cross section of the wrist showing tendons and nerves involved in carpal tunnel syndrome.