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WorksheetsNSG 232 Sleep, Stress & Coping Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which brain structure controls heart rate, blood pressure, and respirations during the body’s fight or flight response?
Pituitary Gland
Medulla Oblongata
Reticular Formulation
Cerebellum
A nursing student presents to their family practice because they are having difficulty dealing with their dismissal from college due to continued poor grades. Which statement by the student to the nurse indicates the use of the ego defense mechanism compensation?
"While I'm very upset, I can just transfer to another college."
"The major I was in and all the credit hours I was taking would make it difficult for anyone to be successful."
"If my instructor had let me make up the exam I missed, I wouldn't be in this situation."
"I'm not book smart, but I have a better bedside manner than everyone else in my class."
After a provider has informed a patient that he has colon cancer, the nurse enters the room to find the patient gazing out the window in thought. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
"Would you like for me to sit down with you for a few minutes so you can talk about this?"
"Don't be sad. People live with cancer every day."
"I know another patient whose colon cancer was cured with surgery."
"Have you thought about how you are going to tell your family?"
The patient has just received news of the death of a relative. Over the next few hours, what physiologic response should the nurse attribute to the alarm reaction caused by the stress of this event?
Drop in blood pressure from 130/80 to 120/70
Increase in heart rate from 65 to 90
Increase in urine output from 60mL/hr to 200mL/hr
Decrease in oxygen saturation from 94% to 89%
Jean, an experienced nurse, gradually begins to fatigue easily. She also becomes emotionally exhausted, asking herself, “Why did I ever become a nurse?” What syndrome is Jean experiencing?
Compassion fatigue
Burnout
Stress Management
Depression
A nurse observes some involuntary muscle jerking in a sleeping patient. The nurse determines the patient is most likely in which stage of sleep?
Stage I NREM Sleep
Stage II NREM Sleep
Stage III NREM Sleep
REM Sleep
When assessing a patient for obstructive sleep apnea, the nurse understands the most common symptom is:
Nocturnal enuresis
Chronic difficulty falling asleep
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Night terrors
Which of the following medications are the first line treatment for narcolepsy?
Antidepressants
Hypnotics
Sedatives
CNS Stimulants
All of the following neurotransmitters are responsible for sleep, except:
Serotonin
Acetylcholine
Adrenaline
Norepinephrine
For a patient beginning a new exercise routine, the nurse should advise them:
Not to exercise after 9pm
To exercise at least two hours before bed
Only to exercise in the morning
To exercise right before going to bed to help tire them out
