Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management
8th Edition by Cherry - Ch. 1-28 Questions and Answers
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During a health history interview, the nurse listens to a patient relating the precipitating events that
led to the onset of chest pain. She focuses her attention on the patient, makes eye contact, and
acknowledges what the patient has to say. The nurse is exhibiting:
active listening
A group of nurses are meeting to decide how to staff the upcoming holidays. Each of the four
members freely express thoughts about fair staffing but is willing to listen to other thoughts and
reconsider their first recommendations. The nurses are avoiding conflict and supporting professional
communication through:
supportiveness
A nurse is preparing an exercise program as part of a health promotion program for older adults with
osteoporosis. Which question would retrieve the most valuable information about health practices?
"What exercise practices do you participate in?"
Which statement accurately describes communication?
A. The components of communication are mutually exclusive.
B. Communication is linear.
C. Communication involves only the sender and the receiver, everything else is superficial.
D. When the receiver becomes the sender, the subcomponent of communication that is in the use is
feedback.
When the receiver becomes the sender, the of communication that is in use is feedback.
A patient's spouse was just diagnosed with lung cancer although there was no history of tobacco use.
The spouse states, "I am so mad. How can you get cancer without smoking?" Which statement by the
nurse represents empathy?
A. "Research is identifying many risk factors for cancer besides smoking."
B. "I understand how you could feel angry about the diagnosis."
C. "he is still a good husband."
,D. "Why do you think he got cancer?"
"I understand how you could feel angry about the diagnosis."
The nurse is demonstrating active listening when:
eye contact is maintained while focusing on the patient as the patient describes the current pain
level and location.
A nurse is listening to a patient's apical heart rate. The patient asks, "Is everything okay?" The nurse
says nothing and shrugs her shoulders. The nurse is demonstrating:
blocking
An older adult is unable to reach the telephone and is found dead at home several hours later. The
son of the deceased person arrives at the hospital and asks, "Can I just please stay and hold my dad's
hand? He was so afraid of dying alone." Which response by the nurse shows empathy?
A. "You are too late for that. Where were you when he needed you?
B. "Did you ever consider purchasing a cell phone for your dad to prevent this from happening?
C. "I'll close the door so you can spend time with your dad. I will check back in a few minutes."
D. "I lost my dad last year. He died alone. He was a policeman. I am just like you. Let me stay here and
console you."
"I'll close the door so you can spend time with your dad. I will check back in a few minutes."
A RN is consistently late to work, causing reassignment of patient care and the need for repeated shift
reports. The nurse, who receives a warning for repeated tardiness, states, "My husband left me, I
have no car, no family close by, and the bus is always late, which makes me late. The nurse manager
doesn't care how hard I try to get here, and I am raising a child by myself." The nurse is using which
type of logical fallacy?
Appeal to emotion
In today's world of fast, effective communication, what is the most commonly used means of societal
communication?
Spoken word
A teenage patient is using earphones to listen to hard rock music and is making gestures in rhythm to
the music. The nurse assesses the amount of urine output in the Foley catheter and leaves the room.
What communication technique is demonstrated in both of these situations?
Filtration
After keeping a log of activities designed to improve time management, the nurse divides the
distractions into internal and external sources. The nurse would classify which distraction as internal?
, A. Responding to recurring crises at work or in one's personal life.
B. Unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the unit manager.
C. Talking with potential faculty candidates.
D. Being given unclear job responsibilities.
Responding to recurring crises at work or in one's personal life.
When using the ABC system of managing time, those items coded A include:
Checking to see why a ventilator is alarming
When planning a nurse should:
remember that most tasks take longer than anticipated to complete.
In deciding whether to say no to a request that involves a time commitment, the professional nurse
must consider:
the cost-benefit ratio
To conduct a productive meeting, the nurse should:
create and agenda with specific times allotted for each agenda item
Time can be maximized to produce the best outcomes by:
making the first hour of each workday productive
Positive time management skills include:
scheduling daily activities
When deciding whether and when a task should be completed a nurse must:
ask, "What will happen if I don't complete the task now?"
What was the purpose of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002?
Focused on nurse retention and safety enhancement grants to address the current nursing
shortage
A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence
in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to
or instead of traditional paper-and-pencil evaluation. This type of evaluation is referred to as:
performance-based assessment
With the crisis in health care and the nursing shortage, why is the image of nursing still important?
8th Edition by Cherry - Ch. 1-28 Questions and Answers
100% verified
____________________________________________________________________________________
During a health history interview, the nurse listens to a patient relating the precipitating events that
led to the onset of chest pain. She focuses her attention on the patient, makes eye contact, and
acknowledges what the patient has to say. The nurse is exhibiting:
active listening
A group of nurses are meeting to decide how to staff the upcoming holidays. Each of the four
members freely express thoughts about fair staffing but is willing to listen to other thoughts and
reconsider their first recommendations. The nurses are avoiding conflict and supporting professional
communication through:
supportiveness
A nurse is preparing an exercise program as part of a health promotion program for older adults with
osteoporosis. Which question would retrieve the most valuable information about health practices?
"What exercise practices do you participate in?"
Which statement accurately describes communication?
A. The components of communication are mutually exclusive.
B. Communication is linear.
C. Communication involves only the sender and the receiver, everything else is superficial.
D. When the receiver becomes the sender, the subcomponent of communication that is in the use is
feedback.
When the receiver becomes the sender, the of communication that is in use is feedback.
A patient's spouse was just diagnosed with lung cancer although there was no history of tobacco use.
The spouse states, "I am so mad. How can you get cancer without smoking?" Which statement by the
nurse represents empathy?
A. "Research is identifying many risk factors for cancer besides smoking."
B. "I understand how you could feel angry about the diagnosis."
C. "he is still a good husband."
,D. "Why do you think he got cancer?"
"I understand how you could feel angry about the diagnosis."
The nurse is demonstrating active listening when:
eye contact is maintained while focusing on the patient as the patient describes the current pain
level and location.
A nurse is listening to a patient's apical heart rate. The patient asks, "Is everything okay?" The nurse
says nothing and shrugs her shoulders. The nurse is demonstrating:
blocking
An older adult is unable to reach the telephone and is found dead at home several hours later. The
son of the deceased person arrives at the hospital and asks, "Can I just please stay and hold my dad's
hand? He was so afraid of dying alone." Which response by the nurse shows empathy?
A. "You are too late for that. Where were you when he needed you?
B. "Did you ever consider purchasing a cell phone for your dad to prevent this from happening?
C. "I'll close the door so you can spend time with your dad. I will check back in a few minutes."
D. "I lost my dad last year. He died alone. He was a policeman. I am just like you. Let me stay here and
console you."
"I'll close the door so you can spend time with your dad. I will check back in a few minutes."
A RN is consistently late to work, causing reassignment of patient care and the need for repeated shift
reports. The nurse, who receives a warning for repeated tardiness, states, "My husband left me, I
have no car, no family close by, and the bus is always late, which makes me late. The nurse manager
doesn't care how hard I try to get here, and I am raising a child by myself." The nurse is using which
type of logical fallacy?
Appeal to emotion
In today's world of fast, effective communication, what is the most commonly used means of societal
communication?
Spoken word
A teenage patient is using earphones to listen to hard rock music and is making gestures in rhythm to
the music. The nurse assesses the amount of urine output in the Foley catheter and leaves the room.
What communication technique is demonstrated in both of these situations?
Filtration
After keeping a log of activities designed to improve time management, the nurse divides the
distractions into internal and external sources. The nurse would classify which distraction as internal?
, A. Responding to recurring crises at work or in one's personal life.
B. Unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the unit manager.
C. Talking with potential faculty candidates.
D. Being given unclear job responsibilities.
Responding to recurring crises at work or in one's personal life.
When using the ABC system of managing time, those items coded A include:
Checking to see why a ventilator is alarming
When planning a nurse should:
remember that most tasks take longer than anticipated to complete.
In deciding whether to say no to a request that involves a time commitment, the professional nurse
must consider:
the cost-benefit ratio
To conduct a productive meeting, the nurse should:
create and agenda with specific times allotted for each agenda item
Time can be maximized to produce the best outcomes by:
making the first hour of each workday productive
Positive time management skills include:
scheduling daily activities
When deciding whether and when a task should be completed a nurse must:
ask, "What will happen if I don't complete the task now?"
What was the purpose of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002?
Focused on nurse retention and safety enhancement grants to address the current nursing
shortage
A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence
in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to
or instead of traditional paper-and-pencil evaluation. This type of evaluation is referred to as:
performance-based assessment
With the crisis in health care and the nursing shortage, why is the image of nursing still important?
