NURS 115 Exam 1 Study Guide
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During the communication process, "decoding" is:
a. The selection of words by the sender
b. The interpretation of the message by the receiver
c. The method by which the message is given
d. The way in which feedback is interpreted - Answer b. the interpretation of the message by
the receiver
The nurse is teaching the client about his upcoming procedure and the client is very stressed. It
would be most important for the nurse to:
a. use humor first to decrease the client's stress level
b. determine if teaching should take place at a different time
c. introduce himself as the RN to give credibility to his message
d. speak to the client when family members are there so they can teach the client - Answer
b. determine if teaching should take place at a different time
Use of the statements "Tell me more about..." or "I see" encourage clients to continue talking
and expressing themselves. This is called:
a. Summarizing
b. Open-ended questions
c. Focusing
d. Encouraging elaboration - Answer d. encouraging elaboration
Which religion opposes the "false teaching" of other sects, which often extends to modern
science, including medicine?
a. Native American
b. Unification church
c. Buddhism
d. Jehovah's Witnesses - Answer d. Jehovah's Witnesses
It would be most important for the nurse to instruct the LNA to assist patients of which faith to
wash their hands before meals?
a. Christian
, b. Jewish
c. Mormon
d. Muslim - Answer d. Muslim
Joe was asked to make a list of 20 words that describe him. After 15 minutes, Joe listed the
following: 25 years old, male, named Joe; the delayed he couldn't think of anything else. He has
demonstrated which of the following?
a. lack of self-esteem
b. deficient self-knowledge
c. unrealistic self-expectation
d. inability to evaluate himself - Answer b. deficient self-knowledge
Which of the nursing interventions below is least likely to assist a severely ill patient with cancer
to maintain a positive sense of self?
a. making it a point to address the patient by name each time you enter the room
b. fatiguing the patient as little as possible by performing all procedures in silence
c. continuing to respect the patient's privacy and sensibilities
d. offering the patient a simple explanation before moving her in any way - Answer b.
fatiguing the patient as little as possible by performing all procedures in silence
By the second postoperative day, a
client has not achieved satisfactory pain
relief. Based on this evaluation, which of
the following actions should the nurse
take, according to the nursing process?
A. Reassess the client to
determine the reasons for
inadequate pain relief.
B. Wait to see whether the pain
lessens during the next 24 hr.
C. Change the plan of care
to provide different pain
relief interventions.
D. Teach the client about the plan
of care for managing his pain. - Answer A. Reassess the client to
determine the reasons for
Questions with All Actual Detailed
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
During the communication process, "decoding" is:
a. The selection of words by the sender
b. The interpretation of the message by the receiver
c. The method by which the message is given
d. The way in which feedback is interpreted - Answer b. the interpretation of the message by
the receiver
The nurse is teaching the client about his upcoming procedure and the client is very stressed. It
would be most important for the nurse to:
a. use humor first to decrease the client's stress level
b. determine if teaching should take place at a different time
c. introduce himself as the RN to give credibility to his message
d. speak to the client when family members are there so they can teach the client - Answer
b. determine if teaching should take place at a different time
Use of the statements "Tell me more about..." or "I see" encourage clients to continue talking
and expressing themselves. This is called:
a. Summarizing
b. Open-ended questions
c. Focusing
d. Encouraging elaboration - Answer d. encouraging elaboration
Which religion opposes the "false teaching" of other sects, which often extends to modern
science, including medicine?
a. Native American
b. Unification church
c. Buddhism
d. Jehovah's Witnesses - Answer d. Jehovah's Witnesses
It would be most important for the nurse to instruct the LNA to assist patients of which faith to
wash their hands before meals?
a. Christian
, b. Jewish
c. Mormon
d. Muslim - Answer d. Muslim
Joe was asked to make a list of 20 words that describe him. After 15 minutes, Joe listed the
following: 25 years old, male, named Joe; the delayed he couldn't think of anything else. He has
demonstrated which of the following?
a. lack of self-esteem
b. deficient self-knowledge
c. unrealistic self-expectation
d. inability to evaluate himself - Answer b. deficient self-knowledge
Which of the nursing interventions below is least likely to assist a severely ill patient with cancer
to maintain a positive sense of self?
a. making it a point to address the patient by name each time you enter the room
b. fatiguing the patient as little as possible by performing all procedures in silence
c. continuing to respect the patient's privacy and sensibilities
d. offering the patient a simple explanation before moving her in any way - Answer b.
fatiguing the patient as little as possible by performing all procedures in silence
By the second postoperative day, a
client has not achieved satisfactory pain
relief. Based on this evaluation, which of
the following actions should the nurse
take, according to the nursing process?
A. Reassess the client to
determine the reasons for
inadequate pain relief.
B. Wait to see whether the pain
lessens during the next 24 hr.
C. Change the plan of care
to provide different pain
relief interventions.
D. Teach the client about the plan
of care for managing his pain. - Answer A. Reassess the client to
determine the reasons for
