PSYCH FOR SUCCESS - MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (NURSE-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
32. A nursing student has a special feeling toward a client that is based on
acceptance, warmth, and a nonjudgmental attitude. The student is experiencing
which characteristic that enhances the achievement of the nurse-client
relationship?
1. Rapport.
2. Trust.
3. Respect.
4. Professionalism
1. Rapport is the primary task in relationship development. Rapport implies special
feelings on the part of the nurse and the client. All other conditions necessary to
establish the nurse-client relationship are based on the ability to connect and establish
rapport.
33. The nurse's ability to be open, honest, and real in interactions with clients is
described as which characteristic that enhances the achievement of the nurse-
client relationship?
1. Genuineness.
2. Empathy.
3. Objectivity.
4. Harmony.
, 1. Genuineness is the ability of the nurse to be open and real in interactions with clients.
The nurse's feelings, and the expression of these feelings, must be congruent to
establish genuineness. Genuineness is a characteristic essential to the development of
the nurse-client relationship.
34. Which is a nursing intervention that would promote the development of trust
in the nurse-client relationship?
1. Simply and clearly providing reasons for policies and procedures.
2. Calling the client by name and title ("Mr. Hawkins").
3. Striving to understand the motivations behind the client's behavior.
4. Taking the client's ideas into consideration when planning care.
1. By being given simple and clear reasons for policies and procedures, the client can
count on consistency from the nurse in the implementation of these policies and
procedures. This consistency promotes the development of trust in the nurseclient
relationship.
35. In a psychiatric in-patient setting, the nurse observes an adolescent client's
peers calling the client names. In this context, which statement by the nurse
exemplifies the concept of empathy?
1. "I can see that you are upset. Tell me how you feel."
2. "Your peers are being insensitive. I would be upset also."
3. "I used to be called names as a child. I know it can hurt feelings."
4. "I get angry when people are treated cruelly."
1. This empathetic statement appreciates the client's feelings and objectively
communicates concern for the client.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
32. A nursing student has a special feeling toward a client that is based on
acceptance, warmth, and a nonjudgmental attitude. The student is experiencing
which characteristic that enhances the achievement of the nurse-client
relationship?
1. Rapport.
2. Trust.
3. Respect.
4. Professionalism
1. Rapport is the primary task in relationship development. Rapport implies special
feelings on the part of the nurse and the client. All other conditions necessary to
establish the nurse-client relationship are based on the ability to connect and establish
rapport.
33. The nurse's ability to be open, honest, and real in interactions with clients is
described as which characteristic that enhances the achievement of the nurse-
client relationship?
1. Genuineness.
2. Empathy.
3. Objectivity.
4. Harmony.
, 1. Genuineness is the ability of the nurse to be open and real in interactions with clients.
The nurse's feelings, and the expression of these feelings, must be congruent to
establish genuineness. Genuineness is a characteristic essential to the development of
the nurse-client relationship.
34. Which is a nursing intervention that would promote the development of trust
in the nurse-client relationship?
1. Simply and clearly providing reasons for policies and procedures.
2. Calling the client by name and title ("Mr. Hawkins").
3. Striving to understand the motivations behind the client's behavior.
4. Taking the client's ideas into consideration when planning care.
1. By being given simple and clear reasons for policies and procedures, the client can
count on consistency from the nurse in the implementation of these policies and
procedures. This consistency promotes the development of trust in the nurseclient
relationship.
35. In a psychiatric in-patient setting, the nurse observes an adolescent client's
peers calling the client names. In this context, which statement by the nurse
exemplifies the concept of empathy?
1. "I can see that you are upset. Tell me how you feel."
2. "Your peers are being insensitive. I would be upset also."
3. "I used to be called names as a child. I know it can hurt feelings."
4. "I get angry when people are treated cruelly."
1. This empathetic statement appreciates the client's feelings and objectively
communicates concern for the client.
