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NCLEX-RN
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Selye's exhaustion stage does not mean 'mental exhaustion' — it means physiological resource depletion and breakdown of adaptive mechanisms
GAS = General Adaptation Syndrome: AAR — Alarm (fight-or-flight, cortisol spike), Adaptation/Resistance (body copes but at cost), Resources exhausted (Exhaustion → illness). Allostatic load = the BILL you pay for chronic stress. Biopsychosocial = BPS triangle: Biological (genes, neurotransmitters, organs), Psychological (thoughts, emotions, behaviors), Social (relationships, SES, culture).
Clinical framing, safety cues, prioritization patterns, and exam-style rationale for Stress.
For Stress, connect the assessment cue to the immediate risk before selecting an action for RN. Start with stability, ABCs, neurologic change, medication risk, infection risk, and scope of practice. Then decide whether the safest next step is assess, intervene, escalate, teach, or evaluate response.
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A missed priority in Stress can delay recognition of deterioration or allow preventable harm to continue. Safety focus: GAS = General Adaptation Syndrome: AAR — Alarm (fight-or-flight, cortisol spike), Adaptation/Resistance (body copes but at cost), Resources exhausted (Exhaustion → illness). Allostatic load = the BILL you pay for chronic stress. Biopsychosocial = BPS triangle: Biological (genes, neurotransmitters, organs), Psychological (thoughts, emotions, behaviors), Social (relationships, SES, culture).
In a Stress item, explain the first cue you noticed, the complication it predicts, the nursing action within scope, and the finding that proves the response worked.
Selye's exhaustion stage does not mean 'mental exhaustion' — it means physiological resource depletion and breakdown of adaptive mechanisms This keeps Stress reasoning tied to client safety instead of recall-only studying.
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