Chapter 6 Flashcards
What is risk factor ??
Variable that increase the vulnerability of an individual or a group to an illness or accident.
Mentioned what is include in risk factors
No modifiable risk factors
Modifiable risk factor
Environment
What is compassion fatigue ???
Combination of secondary traumatic stress and burnout
This patient phrase
“There is nothing I really need to change”
Below to what trans theoretical model of change
Precontemplation
This patient phrase
“I started running once but I didn’t keep it up. I think I might try again in a few weeks ”
Below to what trans theoretical model of change
Preparation
This patient phrase
“I have a problem that I think I need to work on”
Below to what trans theoretical model of change
Contemplation
A nurse working on a medical patient care unit states, “I am hav-
ing trouble sleeping, and I eat nonstop when I get home. All I can
think of when I get to work is how I can’t wait for my shift to be
over. I wish I felt happy again.” What are the best responses from
the nurse manager? (Select all that apply.)
1.
“I’m sure this is just a phase you are going through. Hang in
there. You’ll feel better soon.
2. “I know several nurses who feel this way every now and then.
Tell me about the patients you have cared for recently. Did you
find it difficult to care for them?”
3.
“You can take diphenhydramine over the counter to help you
sleep at night.”
4.
“Describe for me what you do with your time when you are not
working
5.
“The hospital just started a group where nurses get together to
talk about their feelings. Would you like for me to e-mail the
schedule to you?”
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When taking care of patients, a nurse routinely asks whether they
take any vitamins or herbal medications, encourages family mem-
bers to bring in music that the patient likes to help the patient
relax, and frequently prays with her patients if that is important to
them. The nurse is practicing which model?
1. Holistic
2. Health belief
3. Transtheoretical
4. Health promotion
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Using the Transtheoretical Model of Change, order the steps that a
patient goes through to make a lifestyle change related to physical
activity.
1. The individual recognizes that he is out of shape when his
daughter asks him to walk with her after school.
2. Eight months after beginning walking, the individual partici-
pates with his wife in a local 5K race.
3. The individual becomes angry when the physician tells him
that he needs to increase his activity to lose 30 lb.
4. The individual walks 2 to 3 miles, 5 nights a week, with his wife.
5. The individual visits the local running store to purchase walk-
ing shoes and obtain advice on a walking plan.
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