A client has experienced the death of a close family member and at the same timebecomes
unemployed. The client’s 6-month score on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire is 110. The nurse:
Understands the client is at risk for significant stress-related illness.
Determines the client is not at r...
TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 10TH EDITION, KARYN I. MORGAN, MARY C. TOWNSEND Table of Contents I. BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHIATRIC -MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 1. The Concept of Stress Adaptation 2. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts II. FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC -MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 3. Concepts of Psychobiology 4. Psychopharmacology 5. Ethical and Legal Issues III. THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE 6. Relationship Development 7. Therapeutic Communication 8. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric -Mental Health Nursing 9. Therapeutic Groups 10. Intervention with Families 11. Milieu Therapy —The Therapeutic Community 12. Crisis Intervention 13. Assertiveness Training 14. Promoting Self Esteem 15. Anger and Aggression Management 16. Suicide Prevention 17. Behavior Therapy 18. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 19. Electroconvulsive Therapy 20. The Recovery Model IV. NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION 21. Caring for Patients with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in General Practice Settings 22. Neurocognitive Disorders 23. Substance -Related and Addictive Disorders 24. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 25. Depressive Disorders 26. Bipolar and Related Disorders 27. Anxiety, Obsessive -Compulsive, and Related Disorders 28. Trauma and Stressor -Related Disorders 29. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders 30. Eating Disorders 31. Personality Disorders V. PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS 32. Children and Adolescents 33. The Aging Individual 34. Survivors of Abuse or Neglect 35. Community Mental Health Nursing 36. The Bereaved Individual 37. Military Families eBook Bonus Chapters 38. Theoretical Models of Personality Development 39. Cultural and Spiritual Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 40. Complementary and Psychosocial Therapies 41. Relaxation Therapy 42. Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria 43. Forensic Nursing Chapter 1. The Concept of Stress Adaptation MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client has experienced the death of a close family member and at the same timebecomes unemployed. The client’s 6-month score on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire is 110. The nurse: Understands the client is at risk for significant stress -related illness. Determines the client is not at risk for significant stress -related illness. Needs further assessment of the client’s coping skills to determine susceptibility tostress -related illness. Recognizes the client may view the losses as challenges and perceive them asopportunities. ANS: 3 Chapter: Chapter 1, The Concept of Stress Adaptation Objective: Explain the relationship between stress and diseases of adaptation.Page: 5 Heading: Stress as an Environmental Event Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: EvaluationClient Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Leve l: Application [Applying]Concept: Stress Difficulty: Moderate Feedback 1. This is incorrect. Assessment is the first step of the nursing process. The nurse should assess the client’s coping skills and available support before determining susceptibility to stress -related physical and psychological illnesses. The Recent LifeChanges Questionnaire is an expanded version of the Schedule of Recent Experienc es and the Rahe -Holmes Social Readjustment Rating Scale. A 6-month score of 300 or more or a year-score total of 500 or more indicates high stress in a client’s life and susceptibility to stress -related illnesses. 2. This is incorrect. Assessment is the first step in the nursing process. The nurse should assess the client’s coping skills and a vailable support before determining the client’s perception of the current stresses. A 6-month score of 300 or more or a year-score total of 500 or more on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire indicates high stress in a client’s life and susceptibility to stress -related physical and psychological illnesses. 3. This is correct. Assessment is the first step in the nursing process. The nurse should assess the client’s coping skills and available support before determining susceptibility to stress -related physical and psychological illnesses. A 6 -month score
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