Mr. T. Jones and Mr. R. Smith are both going to become residents in Sunny Haven Lodge. Mr. Jones views it as an opportunity to socialize and meet new friends.
Mr. Smith views this as abandonment by his family and is worried that the care will be inadequate. Each senior perceives the situation differently. This is a good example of stress that is:
a. Both a positive stressor and a negative stressor.
b. Occurring only because of age.
c. Positive in both cases.
d. Harmful in both cases.
Question 2In a job interview for a nursing position, Marley can be assured that which of the following will occur?
a. Both eustress and distress
b. Only eustress
c. Only distress
d. Neither eustress nor distress
Question 3Which one of the following statements has been proven to be true?
a. Recent research has found that women do not have a unique physiologic response to stress.
b. Both men and women interpret the same stressor in the same manner without regard to past experiences.
c. Stress influences the immune system in one complex manner.
d. Stressors that are identical do not necessarily have similar effects on each individual.
Question 4Which of the following statements would best define stress? Stress is:
a. The comfortable gap between how we like our life to be and how it actually is.
b. Everyday life, both the highs and the lows.
c. A consequence or response to an event or stimulus that can be positive or negative.
d. Identical to distress.
Question 5An example of role stress occurs when:
a. The director of the ICU and the manager of the surgical unit wish to hire the same new employee.
b. Two part-time staff members are hired to work in a unit, but the job expectations for them are not clear, and the head nurse expresses disappointment in their performance.
c. The nurse manager for the ICU wants to advocate for more staff and finds it difficult to find data to substantiate his proposal.
d. Line managers believe that support staff use their technical knowledge to intrude on their authority.