A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Suffered

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has suffered a stress-related myocardial infarction. Which client statement indicates that the client is ready to learn about the relationship of stress to physical illness?

• A)"I just need to take my blood pressure medication religiously."
• B)"The first thing I will do, will be to cut down on my smoking."
• C)"My father had six heart attacks and survived them all.I plan to do the same."
• D)"I eat well and exercise.What else do you think could have led to my heart attack?"

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Definitions:

Columnar Joints

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Deformation within materials or geological structures due to applied stress.

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The difference in position of an object relative to its starting point, often used in physics to describe motion.

Rotation

The act of an object or celestial body turning around its own axis, leading to day and night cycles on planets like Earth.