NURSING NURSE-UN24 PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● The nurse is instructing a patient's visitors to avoid talking loudly
inside the hospital. Which zone of personal space is involved in this
interaction?
Public zone
Intimate zone
Personal zone
Socio-consultative zone. Answer: Socio-consultative zone
● Which form of communication is appropriate to assess understanding
and clarify misinterpretations when the nurse is teaching a patient about
a health concern?
Public communication
Small-group communication
,Intrapersonal communication
Interpersonal communication. Answer: Interpersonal communication
● The nurse explains to a patient that self-talk can improve self-
awareness and help build a positive self-concept. To which level of
communication does this refer?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Transpersonal
Small-group communication. Answer: Intrapersonal
● The nurse works in a nursing home and understands that most of the
elderly patients have varying degrees of hearing loss. Which
interventions would help the nurse to communicate with these patients?
Speak clearly and slowly.
,Check for the patient's hearing aids.
Make the patient aware while talking.
Speak quickly and move to the next task.
Avoid facing the patient while speaking.. Answer: Speak clearly and
slowly.
Check for the patient's hearing aids.
Make the patient aware while talking.
● The nurse states to a patient, "When you tell me that you're having a
hard time living up to expectations, are you talking about your family's
expectations?" Which therapeutic communication technique does this
illustrate?
Providing information
Clarifying
Focusing
, Paraphrasing. Answer: Clarifying
● A 35-year-old athlete becomes aggressive when not allowed to be
ambulatory due to a fractured leg. The patient tries to get out of the bed
unattended and falls. The nurse tries to explain the importance of
immobilization. The nurse explains that walking and putting weight on
the fractured leg may cause more injury and worsen the condition.
Which nontherapeutic techniques should the nurse avoid while
communicating with the patient? .
False reassurance
Sharing hopes and feelings
Responding aggressively
Asking for explanation
Listening actively
Clarification. Answer: False reassurance
Responding aggressively
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● The nurse is instructing a patient's visitors to avoid talking loudly
inside the hospital. Which zone of personal space is involved in this
interaction?
Public zone
Intimate zone
Personal zone
Socio-consultative zone. Answer: Socio-consultative zone
● Which form of communication is appropriate to assess understanding
and clarify misinterpretations when the nurse is teaching a patient about
a health concern?
Public communication
Small-group communication
,Intrapersonal communication
Interpersonal communication. Answer: Interpersonal communication
● The nurse explains to a patient that self-talk can improve self-
awareness and help build a positive self-concept. To which level of
communication does this refer?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Transpersonal
Small-group communication. Answer: Intrapersonal
● The nurse works in a nursing home and understands that most of the
elderly patients have varying degrees of hearing loss. Which
interventions would help the nurse to communicate with these patients?
Speak clearly and slowly.
,Check for the patient's hearing aids.
Make the patient aware while talking.
Speak quickly and move to the next task.
Avoid facing the patient while speaking.. Answer: Speak clearly and
slowly.
Check for the patient's hearing aids.
Make the patient aware while talking.
● The nurse states to a patient, "When you tell me that you're having a
hard time living up to expectations, are you talking about your family's
expectations?" Which therapeutic communication technique does this
illustrate?
Providing information
Clarifying
Focusing
, Paraphrasing. Answer: Clarifying
● A 35-year-old athlete becomes aggressive when not allowed to be
ambulatory due to a fractured leg. The patient tries to get out of the bed
unattended and falls. The nurse tries to explain the importance of
immobilization. The nurse explains that walking and putting weight on
the fractured leg may cause more injury and worsen the condition.
Which nontherapeutic techniques should the nurse avoid while
communicating with the patient? .
False reassurance
Sharing hopes and feelings
Responding aggressively
Asking for explanation
Listening actively
Clarification. Answer: False reassurance
Responding aggressively
