NURS 1210 Quiz 1
Communication - correct answer✔ ✔ is a process of interaction
between people in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and
interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states.
Stage I: Orientation Stage - correct answer✔ ✔ - building trust
- beginning assessment
- managing emotions
- providing support
- providing structure
Stage II: Working Stage - correct answer✔ ✔ - in-depth data
collection
- reality testing and cognitive restructuring
- writing and journaling
- promoting change
Stage III: Termination Stage - correct answer✔ ✔ - evaluation and
summary of progress
- synthesizing the outcomes
- referrals
, - discussion of termination
Content Themes - correct answer✔ ✔ go beyond the words that a
patient is saying and examine underlying messages about patients'
perceptions of themselves and their problems over time. Their messages
relate to beliefs and values, self-concept and self-esteem, a sense of
helplessness and hopelessness, suspiciousness, risk for suicide, and
disturbances in thinking or processing of information and beliefs.
Mood Themes - correct answer✔ ✔ relate to affect and the feelings
conveyed while patients discuss their issues and concerns. Feelings often
reflect shame, guilt, anger, sadness, and fear, which might or might not
match the content theme. Affect can be flat, blunted, full range,
euphoric, labile, congruent, or incongruent.
Interaction Themes - correct answer✔ ✔ involves examining the
ways in which patients relate to family, friends, other patients, and staff.
A patient might call the crisis center each time her roommate is out of
town to complain about nervousness and loneliness. When her
roommate returns, the patient is comfortable again. The interaction
theme might be assessed as one of dependency.
Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship - correct answer✔ ✔ -
communication skills
- respect and desire to help understanding
Communication - correct answer✔ ✔ is a process of interaction
between people in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and
interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states.
Stage I: Orientation Stage - correct answer✔ ✔ - building trust
- beginning assessment
- managing emotions
- providing support
- providing structure
Stage II: Working Stage - correct answer✔ ✔ - in-depth data
collection
- reality testing and cognitive restructuring
- writing and journaling
- promoting change
Stage III: Termination Stage - correct answer✔ ✔ - evaluation and
summary of progress
- synthesizing the outcomes
- referrals
, - discussion of termination
Content Themes - correct answer✔ ✔ go beyond the words that a
patient is saying and examine underlying messages about patients'
perceptions of themselves and their problems over time. Their messages
relate to beliefs and values, self-concept and self-esteem, a sense of
helplessness and hopelessness, suspiciousness, risk for suicide, and
disturbances in thinking or processing of information and beliefs.
Mood Themes - correct answer✔ ✔ relate to affect and the feelings
conveyed while patients discuss their issues and concerns. Feelings often
reflect shame, guilt, anger, sadness, and fear, which might or might not
match the content theme. Affect can be flat, blunted, full range,
euphoric, labile, congruent, or incongruent.
Interaction Themes - correct answer✔ ✔ involves examining the
ways in which patients relate to family, friends, other patients, and staff.
A patient might call the crisis center each time her roommate is out of
town to complain about nervousness and loneliness. When her
roommate returns, the patient is comfortable again. The interaction
theme might be assessed as one of dependency.
Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship - correct answer✔ ✔ -
communication skills
- respect and desire to help understanding
