Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E

Chapter Objectives

After reading Chapter 20 the student should be ready to
• Discuss the concepts stress, anxiety and adaptation
• Discuss the positive and negative outcomes of stress on the individual
• Describe in detail the common responses to stress
• List strategies that nurses use to assist the client who is anxious
• List strategies that nurses use to assist the client who is experiencing stress
• Describe self-care strategies that nurses can use to manage stress