1. A nursing student is learning about effective time management in her first semester of nursing school. Which action by the student indicates that she understands the first critical step?
a.Setting goals based on the desired outcome
b.Prioritizing goals in order of simple to complex
c.Prioritizing tasks in chronological order
d.Assessing the reality of the complete situation

2.Stress reduction while in nursing school is an important part of maintaining one‘s health. Holistic cognitive theory for stress reduction has four steps. The student shows that he or she understands the first step to achieving awareness by doing which of the following?
a.Becomes aware of the early physical signs of stress
b.Concentrates on placing himself or herself as the center of everything
c.Mentally filters perceptions
d.Disqualifies the positive in the experience

3.A student exclaims, I have to make a 100% on this test because anything less is just like failing in my book. I either know it or I don‘t and if I don‘t know it now, I never will. This student is obviously stressed, and the statements represent
a.awareness reduction.
b.cognitive distortions.
c.positive coping mechanisms.
d.acceptance of reality.