Test Bank NURS204 Final
Which types of nurses make the best communicators with patients?
a.
Those who learn effective psychomotor skills
b.
Those who develop critical thinking skills
c.
Those who like different kinds of people
d.
Those who maintain perceptual biases - ✔✔ correct answer B
A nurse believes that the nurse-patient relationship is a partnership and that both are equal
participants. Which term should the nurse use to describe this belief?
a.
Critical thinking
b.
Authentic
c.
Mutuality
d.
Attend - ✔✔ correct answer C
A nurse wants to present information about flu immunizations to the older adults in the community.
Which type of communication should the nurse use?
a.
Public
b.
Small group
c.
Interpersonal
d.
Intrapersonal - ✔✔ correct answer A
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A nurse is using therapeutic communication with a patient. Which technique will the nurse use to
ensure effective communication?
a.
Interpersonal communication to change negative self-talk to positive self-talk
b.
Small group communication to present information to an audience
c.
Electronic communication to assess a patient in another city
d.
Intrapersonal communication to build strong teams - ✔✔ correct answer C
A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed.
Nurse: How are you doing?
Patient: I don't feel good.
Which element will the nurse identify as feedback?
a.
Nurse
b.
Patient
c.
How are you doing?
d.
I don't feel good. - ✔✔ correct answer D
A nurse is sitting at the patient's bedside taking a nursing history. Which zone of personal space is the
nurse using?
a.
Socio-consultative
b.
Personal
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c.
Intimate
d.
Public - ✔✔ correct answer B
A smiling patient angrily states, "I will not cough and deep breathe." How will the nurse interpret this
finding?
a.
The patient's denotative meaning is wrong.
b.
The patient's personal space was violated.
c.
The patient's affect is inappropriate.
d.
The patient's vocabulary is poor. - ✔✔ correct answer C
The nurse asks a patient where the pain is, and the patient responds by pointing to the area of pain.
Which form of communication did the patient use?
a.
Verbal
b.
Nonverbal
c.
Intonation
d.
Vocabulary - ✔✔ correct answer B
A patient has been admitted to the hospital numerous times. The nurse asks the patient to share a
personal story about the care that has been received. Which interaction is the nurse using?
a.
Nonjudgmental
b.
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Socializing
c.
Narrative
d.
SBAR - ✔✔ correct answer C
Before meeting the patient, a nurse talks to other caregivers about the patient. Which phase of the
helping relationship is the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
b.
Orientation
c.
Working
d.
Termination - ✔✔ correct answer A
During the initial home visit, a home health nurse lets the patient know that the visits are expected
to end in about a month. Which phase of the helping relationship is the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
b.
Orientation
c.
Working
d.
Termination - ✔✔ correct answer B
A nurse and a patient work on strategies to reduce weight. Which phase of the helping relationship is
the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
Which types of nurses make the best communicators with patients?
a.
Those who learn effective psychomotor skills
b.
Those who develop critical thinking skills
c.
Those who like different kinds of people
d.
Those who maintain perceptual biases - ✔✔ correct answer B
A nurse believes that the nurse-patient relationship is a partnership and that both are equal
participants. Which term should the nurse use to describe this belief?
a.
Critical thinking
b.
Authentic
c.
Mutuality
d.
Attend - ✔✔ correct answer C
A nurse wants to present information about flu immunizations to the older adults in the community.
Which type of communication should the nurse use?
a.
Public
b.
Small group
c.
Interpersonal
d.
Intrapersonal - ✔✔ correct answer A
,Test Bank NURS204 Final
A nurse is using therapeutic communication with a patient. Which technique will the nurse use to
ensure effective communication?
a.
Interpersonal communication to change negative self-talk to positive self-talk
b.
Small group communication to present information to an audience
c.
Electronic communication to assess a patient in another city
d.
Intrapersonal communication to build strong teams - ✔✔ correct answer C
A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed.
Nurse: How are you doing?
Patient: I don't feel good.
Which element will the nurse identify as feedback?
a.
Nurse
b.
Patient
c.
How are you doing?
d.
I don't feel good. - ✔✔ correct answer D
A nurse is sitting at the patient's bedside taking a nursing history. Which zone of personal space is the
nurse using?
a.
Socio-consultative
b.
Personal
,Test Bank NURS204 Final
c.
Intimate
d.
Public - ✔✔ correct answer B
A smiling patient angrily states, "I will not cough and deep breathe." How will the nurse interpret this
finding?
a.
The patient's denotative meaning is wrong.
b.
The patient's personal space was violated.
c.
The patient's affect is inappropriate.
d.
The patient's vocabulary is poor. - ✔✔ correct answer C
The nurse asks a patient where the pain is, and the patient responds by pointing to the area of pain.
Which form of communication did the patient use?
a.
Verbal
b.
Nonverbal
c.
Intonation
d.
Vocabulary - ✔✔ correct answer B
A patient has been admitted to the hospital numerous times. The nurse asks the patient to share a
personal story about the care that has been received. Which interaction is the nurse using?
a.
Nonjudgmental
b.
, Test Bank NURS204 Final
Socializing
c.
Narrative
d.
SBAR - ✔✔ correct answer C
Before meeting the patient, a nurse talks to other caregivers about the patient. Which phase of the
helping relationship is the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
b.
Orientation
c.
Working
d.
Termination - ✔✔ correct answer A
During the initial home visit, a home health nurse lets the patient know that the visits are expected
to end in about a month. Which phase of the helping relationship is the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
b.
Orientation
c.
Working
d.
Termination - ✔✔ correct answer B
A nurse and a patient work on strategies to reduce weight. Which phase of the helping relationship is
the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
