CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What are the 5 essential concepts needed for therapeutic
relationships? correct answer Caring, empowerment, trust,
empathy, and mutuality
What is the provision of a caring relationship that facilitate and
health and healing is identified as an essential feature of nursing
scope and standards of practice. Caring is part of nursing ethics.
Caring develops from a natural response to meeting the needs of
others. A caring nurse recognizes and assist the patient in their
struggle for health and wellness correct answer Caring
What leads to apathetic or uninterested behaviors? correct
answer Lack of caring
What is assisting the patient to take charge of their own lives?
correct answer Empowerment
If a patient does not take responsibility for their own health, what
does that mean? correct answer Lack of empowerment
What is the basis of all relationships? correct answer Trust
What has an effect on health outcomes? correct answer Lack of
trust or mistrust
,What is the ability to be sensitive and convey an understanding of
the patient's feeling while putting yourself into another position?
correct answer Empathy
What leads to a failure to understand the patient's needs?
correct answer Lack of empathy
What is the agreement between the nurse and the patient on the
health problem and the care needed for reservation? This is a
collaborative process in which the patient has autonomy, and is
involved in the decision making process. correct answer
Mutuality
What are the barriers that affect the development of the nurse
client relationship? correct answer Anxiety, stereotyping, over-
familiarity, intrusion into personal space, and limited time
What decreases perception field? correct answer Anxiety
A mild level of what motivates? correct answer A mild level of
anxiety motivates
What is attributing characteristics to an entire group? correct
answer Stereotyping
What is unreasonably friendly, informal, or intimate behaviors or
attitudes? correct answer Over-familiarity
, What do you have to do to prevent intrusion into personal space?
correct answer Maintain 4 feet when providing care
What are the interventions for communication roadblock in client
care? correct answer Diagnosis, demographic factors,
developmental differences, cognitive issues, language barrier,
hearing impairment, physical impairments, sensory loss, and
vision
What changes with age and affects communication? correct
answer Visual acuity (visual impairment)
How should we communicate individuals with hearing
impairments? correct answer Individuals can have the same
sensory impairment (hearing loss), but not be equally
communication disabled. Therefore, use the clients chosen
method of communicating.
How should we use an interpreter? correct answer Always speak
directly to the patient, not the interpreter. Use trained
interpreters. Avoid using friends or family members, they may not
know medical terminology, which can lead to misinterpretations.
Also the patient may not want to share their subjective feelings
with family and friends
How should we communicate with the patient with cognitive
impairment? correct answer Touch is useful when
communicating with an anxious or demented patient.