A Patient in the Emergency Room of a Local Community

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient in the emergency room of a local community hospital is crying uncontrollably and repeating over and over,"He will hurt me if I don't get away from him.You have to help me,please." Which of the following interventions reflects attention to care in the manner advocated by the assumptions stated in the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model?

• A) Getting a health care provider to prescribe a sedative for the patient
• B) Asking the patient to provide more details about "what he will do"
• C) Beginning the nursing process by conducting a nursing assessment
• D) Putting the patient in a quiet room to minimize environmental stimuli

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Definitions:

Break-even Sales

The amount of revenue from sales that equals the total of variable and fixed costs, with no profit or loss.

Variable Cost

Variable costs are expenses that change directly and proportionally with the level of production or business activity, such as materials and labor costs.

Wage Contract

A formal agreement between an employer and an employee or labor union that outlines the terms of employment, wages, and conditions.

Margin of Safety

The difference between actual or expected sales and the break-even point, indicating the amount of sales that can decline before a firm incurs a loss.