Author Question: Kelly is a nursing student who has maintained a 4.0 GPA since she has been in nursing school. The ... (Read 90 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Kelly is a nursing student who has maintained a 4.0 GPA since she has been in nursing school. The past semester she has started working, is planning a wedding, and has moved into a new home.

Kelly has not been able to maintain the 4.0 GPA this semester and as a result, Kelly is feeling like a failure. How is this loss best described?
A. Maturational
B. Situational
C. Actual
D. Perceived

Question 2

A new registered nurse working for a busy unit of an acute care teaching hospital begins her shift with four patients. She needs to prioritize care. Which of the following patients should she attend to first?

A. Patient who needs assistance in ambulating the hall
B. Patient whose blood pressure suddenly drops and who passes out
C. Recovering surgical patient whose family has just arrived
D. Patient who was just diagnosed with cancer and is alone

morganmarie791 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Perceived losses are uniquely experienced by a grieving person and are often less obvious to others. A perceived loss is real to the person who feels the loss. A person may perceive that she is less loved by her parents, for example, and experiences a loss of self-esteem. Others often overlook or misunderstand perceived losses.

Answer to Question 2

B
When a nurse provides care for several patients at one time, he or she will need to use decision-making criteria. These criteria include the clinical conditions of the patients, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, risks involved in treatment delays, and the patients' expectations of care to determine what patients have the greatest priorities for care.