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ECPI VB Nur 168 Concepts 3 Final Review
EXAM, QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
| MULTIPLE CHOICES |2025\2026!!
A nurse is counseling a 19-year-old athlete who had his right leg
amputated below the knee following a motorcycle accident.
During the rehabilitation process, the patient refuses to eat or
get up to ambulate on his own. He says to the nurse, "What's the
point. My life is over now and I'll never be the football player I
dreamed of becoming." What is the nurse counselor's best
response to this patient?
A. "You're young and have your whole life ahead of you. You
should focus on your rehabilitation and make something of your
life."
B. "I understand how you must feel. I wanted to be a famous
singer, but I wasn't born with the talent to be successful at it."
C. "You should concentrate on other sports that you could play
even with prosthesis."
D. "I understand this is difficult for you. Would you like to talk
about it now or would you prefer me to make a referral to
someone else?" - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted to the hospital
with injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. While he is in
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the hospital, his wife tells him that the bottom level of their
house flooded, damaging their belongings. When the nurse
enters his room, she notes that the patient is visibly upset. The
nurse is aware that the patient will most likely be in need of
which type of counseling?
A. Long-term developmental
B. Short-term situational
C. Short-term motivational
D. Long-term motivational - . . ANSWER ✓✓ B
A nurse forms a contractual agreement with a morbidly obese
patient to achieve optimal weight goals. Which statement best
describes the nature of this agreement?
A. "This agreement forms a legal bond between the two of us to
achieve your weight goals."
B. "This agreement will motivate the two of us to do what is
necessary to meet your weight goals."
C. "This agreement will help us determine what learning
outcomes are necessary to achieve your weight goals."
D. "This agreement will limit the scope of the teaching session
and make stated weight goals more attainable." - . . ANSWER
✓✓ B
During rounds, a charge nurse hears the patient care technician
yelling loudly to a patient regarding a transfer from the bed to
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chair. Upon entering the room, what is the nurse's BEST
response?
A."You need to speak to the patient quietly so you don't disturb
the other patients."
B. "Let me help you with your transfer technique."
C."When you are finished, be sure to apologize for your rough
demeanor."
D. "When your patient is safe and comfortable, meet me at the
desk." - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A public health nurse is leaving the home of a young mother who
has a special needs baby. The neighbor states, "How is she doing,
since the baby's father is no help?" What is the nurse's BEST
response to the neighbor?
A. "New mothers need support."
B. "The lack of a father is difficult."
C. "How are you today?"
D. "It is a very sad situation." - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A
A 3-year-old child is being admitted to a medical division for
vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. During the admission
interview, the nurse should implement which communication
techniques to elicit the most information from the parents?
A. The use of reflective questions
B. The use of closed questions
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C. The use of assertive questions
D. The use of clarifying questions - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A nurse enters a patient's room and examines the patient's IV
fluids and cardiac monitor. The patient states, "Well, I haven't
seen you before. Who are you?" What is the nurse's BEST
response?
A. "I'm just the IV therapist checking your IV."
B. "I've been transferred to this division and will be caring for
you."
C. "I'm sorry, my name is John Smith and I am your nurse."
D. "My name is John Smith, I am your nurse and I'll be caring for
you until 11 PM." - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A nurse enters the room of a patient with cancer. The patient is
crying and states, "I feel so alone." Which response by the nurse
is the most therapeutic action?
A. The nurse stands at the patient's bedside and states, "I
understand how you feel. My mother said the same thing when
she was ill."
B. The nurse places a hand on the patient's arm and states, "You
feel so alone."
C. The nurse stands in the patient's room and asks, "Why do you
feel so alone? Your wife has been here every day."
D. The nurse holds the patient's hand and asks, "What makes you
feel so alone?" - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
ECPI VB Nur 168 Concepts 3 Final Review
EXAM, QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
| MULTIPLE CHOICES |2025\2026!!
A nurse is counseling a 19-year-old athlete who had his right leg
amputated below the knee following a motorcycle accident.
During the rehabilitation process, the patient refuses to eat or
get up to ambulate on his own. He says to the nurse, "What's the
point. My life is over now and I'll never be the football player I
dreamed of becoming." What is the nurse counselor's best
response to this patient?
A. "You're young and have your whole life ahead of you. You
should focus on your rehabilitation and make something of your
life."
B. "I understand how you must feel. I wanted to be a famous
singer, but I wasn't born with the talent to be successful at it."
C. "You should concentrate on other sports that you could play
even with prosthesis."
D. "I understand this is difficult for you. Would you like to talk
about it now or would you prefer me to make a referral to
someone else?" - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted to the hospital
with injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. While he is in
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the hospital, his wife tells him that the bottom level of their
house flooded, damaging their belongings. When the nurse
enters his room, she notes that the patient is visibly upset. The
nurse is aware that the patient will most likely be in need of
which type of counseling?
A. Long-term developmental
B. Short-term situational
C. Short-term motivational
D. Long-term motivational - . . ANSWER ✓✓ B
A nurse forms a contractual agreement with a morbidly obese
patient to achieve optimal weight goals. Which statement best
describes the nature of this agreement?
A. "This agreement forms a legal bond between the two of us to
achieve your weight goals."
B. "This agreement will motivate the two of us to do what is
necessary to meet your weight goals."
C. "This agreement will help us determine what learning
outcomes are necessary to achieve your weight goals."
D. "This agreement will limit the scope of the teaching session
and make stated weight goals more attainable." - . . ANSWER
✓✓ B
During rounds, a charge nurse hears the patient care technician
yelling loudly to a patient regarding a transfer from the bed to
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chair. Upon entering the room, what is the nurse's BEST
response?
A."You need to speak to the patient quietly so you don't disturb
the other patients."
B. "Let me help you with your transfer technique."
C."When you are finished, be sure to apologize for your rough
demeanor."
D. "When your patient is safe and comfortable, meet me at the
desk." - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A public health nurse is leaving the home of a young mother who
has a special needs baby. The neighbor states, "How is she doing,
since the baby's father is no help?" What is the nurse's BEST
response to the neighbor?
A. "New mothers need support."
B. "The lack of a father is difficult."
C. "How are you today?"
D. "It is a very sad situation." - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A
A 3-year-old child is being admitted to a medical division for
vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. During the admission
interview, the nurse should implement which communication
techniques to elicit the most information from the parents?
A. The use of reflective questions
B. The use of closed questions
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C. The use of assertive questions
D. The use of clarifying questions - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A nurse enters a patient's room and examines the patient's IV
fluids and cardiac monitor. The patient states, "Well, I haven't
seen you before. Who are you?" What is the nurse's BEST
response?
A. "I'm just the IV therapist checking your IV."
B. "I've been transferred to this division and will be caring for
you."
C. "I'm sorry, my name is John Smith and I am your nurse."
D. "My name is John Smith, I am your nurse and I'll be caring for
you until 11 PM." - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
A nurse enters the room of a patient with cancer. The patient is
crying and states, "I feel so alone." Which response by the nurse
is the most therapeutic action?
A. The nurse stands at the patient's bedside and states, "I
understand how you feel. My mother said the same thing when
she was ill."
B. The nurse places a hand on the patient's arm and states, "You
feel so alone."
C. The nurse stands in the patient's room and asks, "Why do you
feel so alone? Your wife has been here every day."
D. The nurse holds the patient's hand and asks, "What makes you
feel so alone?" - . . ANSWER ✓✓ D
