NUR307 Exam Study Guide D’Amico Chapters 7 Exam with Answers

While interviewing the client during the focused interview, the client begins to cry softly. Which interventions by the nurse are appropriate? - 2. The nurse places the tissues within arm's reach of the client. 3. The nurse remains quiet until the nurse feels that the client is prepared to proceed with the interview. 5. The nurse states, "I can see you are upset. It's all right to cry." The nurse recently gave birth to a stillborn infant. During the pre-interaction stage, the nurse learns that the client has had five elective abortions performed while she was in high school and college. Which nursing actions are appropriate to help the nurse prepare emotionally for the initial interview with this client? - 1. The nurse speaks with one of her nursing peers and sets up a time to role-play the interview. 2. The nurse writes in her journal regarding her fears about meeting with the client. 3. The nurse makes an appointment to meet with her counselor prior to the interview. 5. The nurse creates a list of her own goals to accomplish during the interview with this client. The student nurse and the experienced nurse are meeting with an elderly Vietnamese client who is unable to speak English. Which actions indicate that the student nurse requires further education? - 1. The student nurse looks intently at the translator during the interview. 2. The student nurse is sitting directly beside the client and both of them are facing the translator. 4. The student nurse has requested that the client bring his daughter to the interview to translate for him.5. The student nurse states, "Please tell him to void in this specimen container and to use a clean-catch technique when acquiring the urine." The nurse is interviewing the client. The nurse states, "Can you tell me exactly how you feel when you are having difficulty catching your breath?" Which communication technique is the nurse specifically using during this client interaction? - 1. Focusing.