NUR 233 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Question 1: Why is therapeutic communication considered a foundational
competency within the nursing profession?
Answer: ✔️✔️ Therapeutic communication is the cornerstone of clinical practice
because it directly enables the development of patient-centered relationships.
Establishing this mutual trust is essential for delivering safe, high-quality, and
effective holistic nursing care.
Question 2: What specific personal, cultural, and environmental factors can act as
barriers to or influence the efficacy of therapeutic communication?
Answer: ✔️✔️ Communication can be significantly altered or impeded by several
distinct variables:
Personal & Psychiatric Factors:
o Depression: Can cause psychomotor slowing and delayed cognitive
processing, which slows down verbal exchanges.
o Anxiety: Can severely limit a patient's cognitive bandwidth, leading to
poor concentration and difficulty processing information.
o Mania: Causes pressured speech and a flight of ideas, leaving the
individual temporarily unable to focus on a single topic.
Sociolinguistic Barriers: Structural language differences, idioms, and
unique cultural norms regarding eye contact, touch, and personal space.
Cognitive Factors: Baseline intellectual capacity, neurological deficits, or
developmental stages that alter comprehension.
Environmental Factors: External distractions such as excessive
background noise, a distinct lack of physical privacy, or uncomfortable room
accommodations (e.g., poor lighting, extreme temperatures).
,Types of communication
Verbal- the spoken word
Nonverbal- Tone of voice
-emphasis on certain words
-pace of speech
-body posture
-eye contact
-hand gestures
-fidgeting
How long does an order for seclusion last
Orders are good for 24 hours
under 18 2 hours at a time
over 18 4 hours at a time
Nurse can isolate pt if they are feeling threatened
When is a nurse able to decline floating to an inpatient psych unit?
If they feel uncomfortable, threatened, or like they are in harms way.
Resilience compared to recovery
recovery is the act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
resilience is the mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness, or
misfortune
, What is false imprisonment?
When a person is confined in a limited area or within an institution.
Medications that result in chemical restraint may also fit in this category of tort.
A charge may be made after a person is placed in restraints or seclusion.
What are intentional torts?
1. Assault
2. Battery
3. False Imprisonment
4. Invasion of Privacy
What are unintentional torts?
MUST HAVE
1. Duty
2. Breach of duty
3. Cause in the face and proximate cause
4. Damages
unintended acts against another person that produce injury or harm.
At what age is autism usually diagnosed?
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Question 1: Why is therapeutic communication considered a foundational
competency within the nursing profession?
Answer: ✔️✔️ Therapeutic communication is the cornerstone of clinical practice
because it directly enables the development of patient-centered relationships.
Establishing this mutual trust is essential for delivering safe, high-quality, and
effective holistic nursing care.
Question 2: What specific personal, cultural, and environmental factors can act as
barriers to or influence the efficacy of therapeutic communication?
Answer: ✔️✔️ Communication can be significantly altered or impeded by several
distinct variables:
Personal & Psychiatric Factors:
o Depression: Can cause psychomotor slowing and delayed cognitive
processing, which slows down verbal exchanges.
o Anxiety: Can severely limit a patient's cognitive bandwidth, leading to
poor concentration and difficulty processing information.
o Mania: Causes pressured speech and a flight of ideas, leaving the
individual temporarily unable to focus on a single topic.
Sociolinguistic Barriers: Structural language differences, idioms, and
unique cultural norms regarding eye contact, touch, and personal space.
Cognitive Factors: Baseline intellectual capacity, neurological deficits, or
developmental stages that alter comprehension.
Environmental Factors: External distractions such as excessive
background noise, a distinct lack of physical privacy, or uncomfortable room
accommodations (e.g., poor lighting, extreme temperatures).
,Types of communication
Verbal- the spoken word
Nonverbal- Tone of voice
-emphasis on certain words
-pace of speech
-body posture
-eye contact
-hand gestures
-fidgeting
How long does an order for seclusion last
Orders are good for 24 hours
under 18 2 hours at a time
over 18 4 hours at a time
Nurse can isolate pt if they are feeling threatened
When is a nurse able to decline floating to an inpatient psych unit?
If they feel uncomfortable, threatened, or like they are in harms way.
Resilience compared to recovery
recovery is the act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
resilience is the mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness, or
misfortune
, What is false imprisonment?
When a person is confined in a limited area or within an institution.
Medications that result in chemical restraint may also fit in this category of tort.
A charge may be made after a person is placed in restraints or seclusion.
What are intentional torts?
1. Assault
2. Battery
3. False Imprisonment
4. Invasion of Privacy
What are unintentional torts?
MUST HAVE
1. Duty
2. Breach of duty
3. Cause in the face and proximate cause
4. Damages
unintended acts against another person that produce injury or harm.
At what age is autism usually diagnosed?
