CMH Chapter Exams Questions and Answers Updated 2026

CMH Chapter Exams
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
InBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBtherapeuticBcommunicationBtechniquesBdoesBtheBnurseBres
tructureBtheBclient'sBdistortedBthoughtsBwithBvalidBinformation?

MakingBobservations

Reflecting

PresentingBreality

RestatingB-BAnswerBPresentingBreality



ABperson'sBmentalBhealthBcanBaffectBtheirBphysicalBhealth.B-BAnswerBTrue



ItBisBpossibleBtoBestablishBaBtherapeuticBnurse—
clientBrelationshipBevenBifBtheBencounterBlastsBonlyBaBfewBminutes.B-BAnswerBTrue



InBwhichBphaseBofBdevelopmentBofBaBtherapeuticBrelationshipBwithBaBclientBisBtrustB
established?

Working

Termination

Acknowledgment

OrientationB-BAnswerBOrientation



InBwhichBstepBofBtheBAIDETBframeworkBdoesBtheBnurseBgreetBtheBpatientBbyBtheBna
meBdocumentedBinBtheirBmedicalBrecord?

Working

Introduce

Explanation

,AcknowledgeB-BAnswerBAcknowledge



TheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBdiagnosedBwithBdepression.BTheBclientBstates,B"IBfeel
BsoBhopelessBaboutBeverythingBinBmyBlife."BTheBnurseBstates,B"I'mBnotBsureBIBunders
tandBwhatByouBmeanBbyBhopeless.BCanByouBgiveBmeBanBexampleBofBaBtimeByouBfelt
Bhopeless?"BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBtherapeuticBcommunicationBtechniquesBbestBdesc
ribesBtheBnurse'sBresponse?

Clarification

Exploring

Focusing

AcceptanceB-BAnswerBClarification



_____________BdoesBnotBhaveBaBgoalBorBpurposeBandBincludesBcasualBsharingBofBinf
ormationB-BAnswerBSocialBinteraction



InBwhatBtypeBofBlisteningBdoBweBassumeBthatBweBcorrectlyBunderstandBwhatBtheBpe
rsonBisBcommunicatingBwithoutBverifyingBtheirBmessage?

CompetitiveBlistening

ActiveBlistening

PassiveBlistening

MotivationalBinterviewingB(MI)B-BAnswerBPassiveBlistening



ActiveBlisteningBinvolvesBonlyBverbalBcommunication.B-BAnswerBFalse



OneBofBtheBcommunicationBcompetenciesBinBtheBStandardBofBProfessionalBPerformanc
eBestablishedBbyBtheBAmericanBNursesBAssociationB(ANA)BisBthatBtheBregisteredBnurse
B(RN)BassessesBone'sBownBcommunicationBskillsBandBeffectiveness.B-BAnswerBTrue



_________BhasBaBgoalBorBpurposeBforBtheBconversation.B-
BAnswerBTherapeuticBcommunication

, WhichBofBtheBfollowingBappliesBtoBestablishingBgoodBnonverbalBcommunicationBwithB
clients?

Acceptance

AIDET

Clarification

SOLERB-BAnswerBSOLER



TheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBdiagnosedBwithBattentionBdeficientBhyperactivityBdiso
rderB(ADHD).BTheBnurseBstatesBtoBtheBclient,B"IBnoticedBthatByouBwereBableBtoBfocus
BonBtheBinstructionsBtheBproviderBgaveByou."BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBtherapeuticBco
mmunicationBtechniquesBbestBdescribesBtheBnurse'sBstatement?

GivingBrecognition

Paraphrasing

Focusing

ExploringB-BAnswerBGivingBrecognition



InBwhatBtypeBofBlisteningBdoBweBmostlyBfocusBonBsharingBourBownBpointBofBviewBin
steadBofBlisteningBtoBsomeoneBelse?

CompetitiveBlistening

PassiveBlistening

ActiveBlistening

MotivationalBinterviewingB(MI)B-BAnswerBCompetitiveBlistening



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBtermsBbestBappliesBtoBaBtypeBofBprofessionalBcommunication
BthatBisBtheBpurposeful,Binterpersonal,Binformation-
transmittingBprocessBthatBleadsBtoBclientBunderstandingBandBparticipation?

TherapeuticBcommunication

MotivationalBinterviewingB(MI)

ActiveBlistening

WorkingBphaseB-BAnswerBTherapeuticBcommunication