CNUR 201 Practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What are the stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change in order? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pre-Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation,
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Action, Maintenance
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The nurse uses silence as a communication skill when interacting with
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clients because it:
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a. Helps clients focus on the nurse's nonverbal communication
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b. Allows clients to process their thoughts and emotions
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c. Provides a distraction from the session
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d. Assists the nurse in establishing boundaries
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e. Is essential in the change process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Allows
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clients to process their thoughts and emotions
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Which number range represents an appropriate number of clients for a
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psychoeducational group? |
a. 8-14
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,b. 16-20
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c. 3-5
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d. 5-12 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. 5-12
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The nurse understands that the following response demonstrates
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effective therapeutic communication:
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a. "I know how you feel."
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b. "Why did you stop taking your medication?"
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c. "Why do you still smoke when your partner has lung cancer?"
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d. "What would you like to focus on today?"
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e. "Things typically get worse before they get better." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. "What would you like to focus on today?" | | | | | | | |
A patient tearfully shares with the nurse, "I am being punished for my
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past mistakes." What is the nurse's most therapeutic response?
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a. "It's okay; I sometimes feel that too."
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b. "God always forgives us for our mistakes."
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c. "You sound very concerned about this."
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d. "Why would you think that?"
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, e. "If you feel this way, I can refer you to spiritual care." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. "You sound very concerned about this?" | | | | | |
Choose the example(s) below that are behaviours associated with
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counter-transference reactions. Select all that apply: | | | | |
a. The nurse buying gifts for a special patient.
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b. The patient expressing physical attraction to the nurse.
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c. The patient contacting the nurse through social media.
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d. The nurse showing inattention to the patient.
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e. The patient expressing anger towards the nurse - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a. The nurse buying gifts for a special patient., d. The | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse showing inattention to the patient.
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Which of the following actions best demonstrates self-awareness by the
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nurse?
a. Opening up to clients about one's values and beliefs to determine if
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they match the clients.
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b. Picking up on a need to stay longer in sessions with clients when their
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needs are not met.
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c. Demonstrating approval of the client's values and beliefs through
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silence.
Correct Answers
What are the stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change in order? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pre-Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation,
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Action, Maintenance
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The nurse uses silence as a communication skill when interacting with
| | | | | | | | | | |
clients because it:
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a. Helps clients focus on the nurse's nonverbal communication
| | | | | | | |
b. Allows clients to process their thoughts and emotions
| | | | | | | |
c. Provides a distraction from the session
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d. Assists the nurse in establishing boundaries
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e. Is essential in the change process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Allows
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clients to process their thoughts and emotions
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Which number range represents an appropriate number of clients for a
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psychoeducational group? |
a. 8-14
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,b. 16-20
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c. 3-5
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d. 5-12 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. 5-12
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The nurse understands that the following response demonstrates
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effective therapeutic communication:
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a. "I know how you feel."
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b. "Why did you stop taking your medication?"
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c. "Why do you still smoke when your partner has lung cancer?"
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d. "What would you like to focus on today?"
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e. "Things typically get worse before they get better." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. "What would you like to focus on today?" | | | | | | | |
A patient tearfully shares with the nurse, "I am being punished for my
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past mistakes." What is the nurse's most therapeutic response?
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a. "It's okay; I sometimes feel that too."
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b. "God always forgives us for our mistakes."
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c. "You sound very concerned about this."
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d. "Why would you think that?"
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, e. "If you feel this way, I can refer you to spiritual care." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. "You sound very concerned about this?" | | | | | |
Choose the example(s) below that are behaviours associated with
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counter-transference reactions. Select all that apply: | | | | |
a. The nurse buying gifts for a special patient.
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b. The patient expressing physical attraction to the nurse.
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c. The patient contacting the nurse through social media.
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d. The nurse showing inattention to the patient.
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e. The patient expressing anger towards the nurse - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a. The nurse buying gifts for a special patient., d. The | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse showing inattention to the patient.
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Which of the following actions best demonstrates self-awareness by the
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nurse?
a. Opening up to clients about one's values and beliefs to determine if
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
they match the clients.
| | |
b. Picking up on a need to stay longer in sessions with clients when their
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
needs are not met.
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c. Demonstrating approval of the client's values and beliefs through
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silence.
