CNC Exam 2 Practice Questions (Chapters 22-28, 31, &
44) With 100% Correct Answers.
you are invited to attend the weekly unit patient care conference. the staff
discusses patient care issues. this type of communication is:
a. public
b. intrapersonal
c. transpersonal
d. small group
d. small group
helping relationships serve as the foundation of clinical nursing practice.
contracts for a therapeutic helping relationship are formed during the:
a. orientation stage
b. working phase
c. termination phase
d. preinteraction phase
a. orientation phase
a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes needs to learn how to use a glucometer.
use of a glucometer constitutes:
a. affective learning
b. cognitive learning
c. motivational learning
d. psychomotor learning
d. psychomotor learning
during a teaching session, the nurse tells a patient with a recent neck injury that
damage to the nerves is comparable to a water hose that has been pinched off.
during the teaching session, the nurse is using the process of:
a. analogy
b. discovery
c. role playing
d. demonstration
a. analogy
your patient is about to undergo a controversial orthopedic procedure. the
procedure may cause periods of pain. although nurses agree to do no harm, this
procedure may be the patient's only treatment choice. this example describes the
ethical principle of:
a. autonomy
b. fidelity
c. justice
d. nonmaleficence
d. nonmaleficence
if a nurse decides to withhold a medication because it might further lower the
patient's blood pressure, the nurse will be practicing the principle of:
a. responsibility
b. accountability
,c. competency
d. moral behavior
b. accountability
a nurse is caring for a patient who states, "I just want to die". for the nurse to
comply with this request, the nurse should discuss:
a. living wills
b. assisted suicide
c. passive euthanasia
d. advance directives
d. advance directives
while admitting a patient, during the initial interview, a family member tells you,
"My mom really means that she does not understand her medical diagnosis". the
communication form used by the family member is:
a. focusing
b. clarifying
c. summarizing
d. paraphrasing
b. clarifying
when working with an older adult who is hearing-impaired, the use of which
techniques would improve communication? (select all that apply)
a. check for needed adaptive equipment
b. exaggerate lip movements to help the patient lip-read
c. give the patient time to respond to questions
d. keep communication short and to the point
e. communicate only through written information
a. check for needed adaptive equipment
c. give the patient time to respond to questions
d. keep communication short and to the point
nurses must communicate effectively with the health care team for which of the
following reasons? (select all that apply)
a. to improve the nurse's status with the health team members
b. to reduce the risk of errors to the patient
c. to provide an optimum level of patient care
d. to improve patient outcomes
e. to prevent issues that need to be reported to outside agencies
b. to reduce the risk of errors to the patient
c. to provide an optimum level of patient care
d. to improve patient outcomes
a student nurse employed as a nursing assistant may perform care:
a. as learned in school
b. expected of a nurse at that level
c. identified in the hospital's job description
d. requiring technical rather than professional skills
c. identified in the hospital's job description
you are about to administer an oral medication and you question the dosage. you
should:
, a. administer the medication
b. notify the physician
c. withhold the medication
d. document that the dosage
b. notify the physician
motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that applies understanding a
patient's values and goals in helping the patient make behavioral changes. when
using motivational interviewing, what outcomes does the nurse expect? (select
all that apply)
a. gaining an understanding of the patient's motivations
b. directing the patient to avoid poor health choices
c. recognizing the patient's strengths and supporting his or her efforts
providing assessment data that can be shared with families to promote change
e. identifying differences in patient's health goals and current behaviors
a. gaining an understanding of the patient's motivations
c. recognizing the patient's strengths and supporting his or her efforts
e. identifying differences in patient's health goals and current behaviors
the nurse therapeutically responds to an adult patient who is anxious by: (select
all that apply)
a. matching the rate of speech to be the same as that of the patient
b. providing good eye contact
c. demonstrating a calm presence
d. spending time actively with the patient
e. assuring the patient that all will be well
b. providing good eye contact
c. demonstrating a calm presence
d. spending time actively with the patient
a nurse prepares to contact a patient's physician about a change in the patient's
condition. put the following statements in the correct order using SBAR
(situation, background, assessment, and recommendation) communication
- Is it possible to make a change in antibiotics, or could we give her a nutritional
supplement before her medication?
- she is a 53-year-old female who was admitted 2 days ago with pneumonia and
was started on levothyroxine at 5 pm yesterday. she states she has a poor
appetite; her weight has remained stable over the past 2 days.
- the patient reported feeling very nauseated after her dose of levofloxacin an
hour ago
- the patient started to complain of nausea yesterday evening and has vomited
several times during the night
S - the patient started to complain of nausea yesterday evening and has vomited
several times during the night
B - she is a 53-year-old female who was admitted 2 days ago with pneumonia and was
started on levothyroxine at 5 pm yesterday. she states she has a poor appetite; her
weight has remained stable over the past 2 days.
A - the patient reported feeling very nauseated after her dose of levofloxacin an hour
ago
44) With 100% Correct Answers.
you are invited to attend the weekly unit patient care conference. the staff
discusses patient care issues. this type of communication is:
a. public
b. intrapersonal
c. transpersonal
d. small group
d. small group
helping relationships serve as the foundation of clinical nursing practice.
contracts for a therapeutic helping relationship are formed during the:
a. orientation stage
b. working phase
c. termination phase
d. preinteraction phase
a. orientation phase
a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes needs to learn how to use a glucometer.
use of a glucometer constitutes:
a. affective learning
b. cognitive learning
c. motivational learning
d. psychomotor learning
d. psychomotor learning
during a teaching session, the nurse tells a patient with a recent neck injury that
damage to the nerves is comparable to a water hose that has been pinched off.
during the teaching session, the nurse is using the process of:
a. analogy
b. discovery
c. role playing
d. demonstration
a. analogy
your patient is about to undergo a controversial orthopedic procedure. the
procedure may cause periods of pain. although nurses agree to do no harm, this
procedure may be the patient's only treatment choice. this example describes the
ethical principle of:
a. autonomy
b. fidelity
c. justice
d. nonmaleficence
d. nonmaleficence
if a nurse decides to withhold a medication because it might further lower the
patient's blood pressure, the nurse will be practicing the principle of:
a. responsibility
b. accountability
,c. competency
d. moral behavior
b. accountability
a nurse is caring for a patient who states, "I just want to die". for the nurse to
comply with this request, the nurse should discuss:
a. living wills
b. assisted suicide
c. passive euthanasia
d. advance directives
d. advance directives
while admitting a patient, during the initial interview, a family member tells you,
"My mom really means that she does not understand her medical diagnosis". the
communication form used by the family member is:
a. focusing
b. clarifying
c. summarizing
d. paraphrasing
b. clarifying
when working with an older adult who is hearing-impaired, the use of which
techniques would improve communication? (select all that apply)
a. check for needed adaptive equipment
b. exaggerate lip movements to help the patient lip-read
c. give the patient time to respond to questions
d. keep communication short and to the point
e. communicate only through written information
a. check for needed adaptive equipment
c. give the patient time to respond to questions
d. keep communication short and to the point
nurses must communicate effectively with the health care team for which of the
following reasons? (select all that apply)
a. to improve the nurse's status with the health team members
b. to reduce the risk of errors to the patient
c. to provide an optimum level of patient care
d. to improve patient outcomes
e. to prevent issues that need to be reported to outside agencies
b. to reduce the risk of errors to the patient
c. to provide an optimum level of patient care
d. to improve patient outcomes
a student nurse employed as a nursing assistant may perform care:
a. as learned in school
b. expected of a nurse at that level
c. identified in the hospital's job description
d. requiring technical rather than professional skills
c. identified in the hospital's job description
you are about to administer an oral medication and you question the dosage. you
should:
, a. administer the medication
b. notify the physician
c. withhold the medication
d. document that the dosage
b. notify the physician
motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that applies understanding a
patient's values and goals in helping the patient make behavioral changes. when
using motivational interviewing, what outcomes does the nurse expect? (select
all that apply)
a. gaining an understanding of the patient's motivations
b. directing the patient to avoid poor health choices
c. recognizing the patient's strengths and supporting his or her efforts
providing assessment data that can be shared with families to promote change
e. identifying differences in patient's health goals and current behaviors
a. gaining an understanding of the patient's motivations
c. recognizing the patient's strengths and supporting his or her efforts
e. identifying differences in patient's health goals and current behaviors
the nurse therapeutically responds to an adult patient who is anxious by: (select
all that apply)
a. matching the rate of speech to be the same as that of the patient
b. providing good eye contact
c. demonstrating a calm presence
d. spending time actively with the patient
e. assuring the patient that all will be well
b. providing good eye contact
c. demonstrating a calm presence
d. spending time actively with the patient
a nurse prepares to contact a patient's physician about a change in the patient's
condition. put the following statements in the correct order using SBAR
(situation, background, assessment, and recommendation) communication
- Is it possible to make a change in antibiotics, or could we give her a nutritional
supplement before her medication?
- she is a 53-year-old female who was admitted 2 days ago with pneumonia and
was started on levothyroxine at 5 pm yesterday. she states she has a poor
appetite; her weight has remained stable over the past 2 days.
- the patient reported feeling very nauseated after her dose of levofloxacin an
hour ago
- the patient started to complain of nausea yesterday evening and has vomited
several times during the night
S - the patient started to complain of nausea yesterday evening and has vomited
several times during the night
B - she is a 53-year-old female who was admitted 2 days ago with pneumonia and was
started on levothyroxine at 5 pm yesterday. she states she has a poor appetite; her
weight has remained stable over the past 2 days.
A - the patient reported feeling very nauseated after her dose of levofloxacin an hour
ago
