NUR 203 Exam 1 Practice EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
NUR 203 EXAM 1 PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A nurse is learning about various communication concepts and techniques. Which
statement by the nurse is correct about intrapersonal communication?
a. An internal dialogue is known as self-talk
b. Communication involves two or more people to accomplish a goal
c. Communication involves more than two people who exchange ideas at the
same time
d. A unique form of group communication is when the speaker interacts with
others to varying degrees - Correct Answer-a. An internal dialogue is known as
self-talk
c is a standardized communication tool utilized between nurses and other health-
care providers when there is a change in a client's condition. Which statement
presents the background information?
a. "This is Kate and I am taking care of Mrs. Smith who is on Wesson 424A. Mrs.
Smith is experiencing shortness of breath."
b. "Mrs. Smith has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute, her oxygen
saturation is 91% on room air, and she has crackles in the left lower lung."
c. "I think Mrs. Smith may be going into heart failure."
d. "I think Mrs. Smith needs oxygen via cannula, a chest x-ray, and Lasix STAT." -
Correct Answer-b. "Mrs. Smith has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute, her
oxygen saturation is 91% on room air, and she has crackles in the left lower lung."
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The nurse educator is preparing a class for new graduate nurses about barriers to
therapeutic communication. What do the barriers include? Select all that apply.
1. Asking too many questions
2. Asking "why"
3. Changing the subject inappropriately
4. Offering advice
5. Providing realistic reassurance
6. Providing false reassurance - Correct Answer-1. Asking too many questions
2. Asking "why"
3. Changing the subject inappropriately
4. Offering advice
6. Providing false reassurance
SBARQ - Correct Answer-Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation,
Question
When planning an interview with a patient who has DM, the nurse would choose
this tool to help find out the patient's perspective on this illness?
a. PEERLA
b. ADPIE
c. NURS
d. FIFE - Correct Answer-d. FIFE
Feelings, Ideas, Function, Expectations
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When performing a health assessment, what is a basic tool that the nurse uses in
the caring relationship with the client? - Correct Answer-Therapeutic
communication
A client shows the school nurse a rash that has developed on the back of her left
hand. The school nurse assesses the rash as a depigmented macular area. What
might the nurse suspect?
a. Vitiligo
b. Dermatomyositis
c. Tinea versicolor
d. Addison's disease - Correct Answer-a. Vitiligo
The apocrine glands are stimulated by what?
a. Temperature
b. Physical stress
c. Overhydration
d. Emotional stress - Correct Answer-d. Emotional stress
Which environmental factors should the nurse control when interviewing a client?
Select All That Apply.
1. Noise
2. Odors
3. Presence of family
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4. Comfortable temperature
5. Open environment - Correct Answer-1, 2 4
Nurse should: interview in quiet area, free of odors and be sure the client is not
too hot or cold.
Which techniques are barriers to communication with clients? Select All That
Apply.
1. Allowing silence
2. Expressing approval
3. Providing false hope
4. Asking "why" questions
5. Interpreting body language - Correct Answer-2. Expressing approval - nurse
should allow the client to make the decision that works best for the client
3. Providing false hope
4. Asking "why" questions - may make client defensive
Which phase of the nurse-client relationship allows the client to express thoughts
and feelings to the nurse?
a. Preorientation phase
b. Orientation phase
c. Working phase
d. Termination phase - Correct Answer-c. Working phase
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NUR 203 EXAM 1 PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A nurse is learning about various communication concepts and techniques. Which
statement by the nurse is correct about intrapersonal communication?
a. An internal dialogue is known as self-talk
b. Communication involves two or more people to accomplish a goal
c. Communication involves more than two people who exchange ideas at the
same time
d. A unique form of group communication is when the speaker interacts with
others to varying degrees - Correct Answer-a. An internal dialogue is known as
self-talk
c is a standardized communication tool utilized between nurses and other health-
care providers when there is a change in a client's condition. Which statement
presents the background information?
a. "This is Kate and I am taking care of Mrs. Smith who is on Wesson 424A. Mrs.
Smith is experiencing shortness of breath."
b. "Mrs. Smith has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute, her oxygen
saturation is 91% on room air, and she has crackles in the left lower lung."
c. "I think Mrs. Smith may be going into heart failure."
d. "I think Mrs. Smith needs oxygen via cannula, a chest x-ray, and Lasix STAT." -
Correct Answer-b. "Mrs. Smith has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute, her
oxygen saturation is 91% on room air, and she has crackles in the left lower lung."
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, NUR 203 Exam 1 Practice EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
The nurse educator is preparing a class for new graduate nurses about barriers to
therapeutic communication. What do the barriers include? Select all that apply.
1. Asking too many questions
2. Asking "why"
3. Changing the subject inappropriately
4. Offering advice
5. Providing realistic reassurance
6. Providing false reassurance - Correct Answer-1. Asking too many questions
2. Asking "why"
3. Changing the subject inappropriately
4. Offering advice
6. Providing false reassurance
SBARQ - Correct Answer-Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation,
Question
When planning an interview with a patient who has DM, the nurse would choose
this tool to help find out the patient's perspective on this illness?
a. PEERLA
b. ADPIE
c. NURS
d. FIFE - Correct Answer-d. FIFE
Feelings, Ideas, Function, Expectations
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, NUR 203 Exam 1 Practice EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
When performing a health assessment, what is a basic tool that the nurse uses in
the caring relationship with the client? - Correct Answer-Therapeutic
communication
A client shows the school nurse a rash that has developed on the back of her left
hand. The school nurse assesses the rash as a depigmented macular area. What
might the nurse suspect?
a. Vitiligo
b. Dermatomyositis
c. Tinea versicolor
d. Addison's disease - Correct Answer-a. Vitiligo
The apocrine glands are stimulated by what?
a. Temperature
b. Physical stress
c. Overhydration
d. Emotional stress - Correct Answer-d. Emotional stress
Which environmental factors should the nurse control when interviewing a client?
Select All That Apply.
1. Noise
2. Odors
3. Presence of family
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4. Comfortable temperature
5. Open environment - Correct Answer-1, 2 4
Nurse should: interview in quiet area, free of odors and be sure the client is not
too hot or cold.
Which techniques are barriers to communication with clients? Select All That
Apply.
1. Allowing silence
2. Expressing approval
3. Providing false hope
4. Asking "why" questions
5. Interpreting body language - Correct Answer-2. Expressing approval - nurse
should allow the client to make the decision that works best for the client
3. Providing false hope
4. Asking "why" questions - may make client defensive
Which phase of the nurse-client relationship allows the client to express thoughts
and feelings to the nurse?
a. Preorientation phase
b. Orientation phase
c. Working phase
d. Termination phase - Correct Answer-c. Working phase
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