NUR 190 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Math: How many feet in one mile? - CORRECT ANS✔✔5280 ft
Math: How many feet in one yard? - CORRECT ANS✔✔36 ft
Communication: What are the 3 types of communication? Describe each. -
CORRECT ANS✔✔1. Written Communication: conveys info. through written word
2. Verbal communication: conveys info. through spoken word
3. Nonverbal communication: Conveys information
through gestures, facial expressions, posture, space,
appearance, body movement, touch, voice tone and
volume, and rate of speech
4. Metacommunication: Communication about the
communication
Communication: Congruent relationship - CORRECT ANS✔✔Relationships among
written,
verbal, nonverbal,
and/or metacommunication are
aligned to give the same "message."
Communication: Incongruent relationship - CORRECT ANS✔✔Relationships among
written, verbal, nonverbal, and/or metacommunication are contradictory and give a
"mixed message."
Communication: During a review of a low-fat cardiac diet by the nurse, Mr.
Jones has nodded his head several times in feedback.
Later in the day when the nurse checks his dietary
choices, it was found that he selected several foods
on the menu that were the highest in fat. The type of communication that Mr.
Jones exhibited was:
A.
Congruent
metacommunication
B.
Therapeutic
, communication
C.
Incongruent
metacommunication
D.
Elemental
communication - CORRECT ANS✔✔C. Incongruent metacommunication
Communication: Elements of the Communication Process - CORRECT
ANS✔✔Sender
Encoding
Communication channel
Receiver
Decoding
Feedback
Communication: Which of the following is a nontherapeutic response?
A.Summarizing
B.Being moralistic
C.Seeking clarification
D.Giving information - CORRECT ANS✔✔B. Being moralistic
Communication: Is the following statement true or false?
Restatement means identifying the main emotional
themes contained in a communication and directing them
back to the patient - CORRECT ANS✔✔False. Restatement refers to repeating
the content
of the message back to the patient in the same words to
verify understanding. Reflection means identifying the
main emotional themes contained in a communication
and directing them back to the patient.
Communication: The component of therapeutic communication in which
unnecessary labeling of the patient is avoided is:
A.Positive regard
B.Empathy
C.Self-awareness
D.Self-reflection - CORRECT ANS✔✔A. Positive regard. Viewing patients as their
disease (e.g., "the diabetic in room 354") can interfere with the ability to see the
person behind the label, making it difficult to
view the patient with respect.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Math: How many feet in one mile? - CORRECT ANS✔✔5280 ft
Math: How many feet in one yard? - CORRECT ANS✔✔36 ft
Communication: What are the 3 types of communication? Describe each. -
CORRECT ANS✔✔1. Written Communication: conveys info. through written word
2. Verbal communication: conveys info. through spoken word
3. Nonverbal communication: Conveys information
through gestures, facial expressions, posture, space,
appearance, body movement, touch, voice tone and
volume, and rate of speech
4. Metacommunication: Communication about the
communication
Communication: Congruent relationship - CORRECT ANS✔✔Relationships among
written,
verbal, nonverbal,
and/or metacommunication are
aligned to give the same "message."
Communication: Incongruent relationship - CORRECT ANS✔✔Relationships among
written, verbal, nonverbal, and/or metacommunication are contradictory and give a
"mixed message."
Communication: During a review of a low-fat cardiac diet by the nurse, Mr.
Jones has nodded his head several times in feedback.
Later in the day when the nurse checks his dietary
choices, it was found that he selected several foods
on the menu that were the highest in fat. The type of communication that Mr.
Jones exhibited was:
A.
Congruent
metacommunication
B.
Therapeutic
, communication
C.
Incongruent
metacommunication
D.
Elemental
communication - CORRECT ANS✔✔C. Incongruent metacommunication
Communication: Elements of the Communication Process - CORRECT
ANS✔✔Sender
Encoding
Communication channel
Receiver
Decoding
Feedback
Communication: Which of the following is a nontherapeutic response?
A.Summarizing
B.Being moralistic
C.Seeking clarification
D.Giving information - CORRECT ANS✔✔B. Being moralistic
Communication: Is the following statement true or false?
Restatement means identifying the main emotional
themes contained in a communication and directing them
back to the patient - CORRECT ANS✔✔False. Restatement refers to repeating
the content
of the message back to the patient in the same words to
verify understanding. Reflection means identifying the
main emotional themes contained in a communication
and directing them back to the patient.
Communication: The component of therapeutic communication in which
unnecessary labeling of the patient is avoided is:
A.Positive regard
B.Empathy
C.Self-awareness
D.Self-reflection - CORRECT ANS✔✔A. Positive regard. Viewing patients as their
disease (e.g., "the diabetic in room 354") can interfere with the ability to see the
person behind the label, making it difficult to
view the patient with respect.
