NUFT 204 Exam 1 Review Q & As
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When working with an older adult who is hearing-impaired,
the use of which techniques would improve communication?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Check for needed adaptive equipment.
2. Exaggerate lip movements to help the patient lip read.
3. Give the patient time to respond to questions
.4. Keep communication short and to the point.
5. Communicate only through written information. - Correct
Answers ✅1,3,4
Nurses must communicate effectively with the health care
team for which of the following reasons? (Select all that
apply.)
1. Improve the nurse's status with the health team members
2. Reduce the risk of errors to the patient
3. Provide optimum level of patient care
4. Improve patient outcomes
5. Prevent issues that need to be reported to outside
agencies - Correct Answers ✅2,3,4
A new nurse complains to her preceptor that she has no time
for therapeutic communication with her patients. Which of
the fol- lowing is the best strategy to help the nurse find more
time for this communication?
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1. Include communication while performing tasks such as
chang- ing dressings and checking vital signs.
2. Ask the patient if you can talk during the last few minutes
of visiting hours.
3. Ask Pastoral care to come back a little later in the day.
4. Remind the nurse to complete all her tasks and then set up
remaining time for communication. - Correct Answers ✅1
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that applies
under-
standing a patient's values and goals in helping the patient
make behavior changes. What are other benefits of using MI
techniques? (Select all that apply.)
1. Gaining an understanding of patient's motivations
2. Focusing on opportunities to avoid poor health choices
3. Recognizing patient's strengths and supporting their efforts
4. Providing assessment data that can be shared with families
to
promote change
5. Identifying differences in patient's health goals and current
behaviors - Correct Answers ✅1,3,5
A nurse is talking with a young-adult patient about the
purpose
,NUFT 204 Exam 1 Review Q & As
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of a new medication. The nurse says, "I want to be clear. Can
you tell me in your words the purpose of this medicine?" This
exchange is an example of which element of the
transactional communica- tion process?
1. Message
2. Obtaining feedback
3. Channel
4. Referent - Correct Answers ✅ans: 2
A patient who is Spanish-speaking does not appear to
understand
the nurse's information on wound care. Which action should
the nurse take?
1. Arrange for a Spanish-speaking social worker to explain the
procedure
2. Ask a fellow Spanish-speaking patient to help explain the
procedure
3. Use a professional interpreter to provide wound care
education
in Spanish
4. Ask the patient to write down questions that he or she has
for
the nurse - Correct Answers ✅ans: 3
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A nurse prepares to contact a patient's physician about a
change
in the patient's condition. Put the following statements in the
correct order using SBAR (Situation, Background,
Assessment, and Recommendation) communication.
1. "She is a 53-year-old female who was admitted 2 days ago
with pneumonia and was started on Levaquin at 5 PM yester-
day. She complains of a poor appetite."
2. "The patient reported feeling very nauseated after her
dose of
Levaquin an hour ago."
3. "Would you like to make a change in antibiotics, or could
we
give her a nutritional supplement before her medication?"
4. "The patient started complaining of nausea yesterday
evening
and has vomited several times during the night." - Correct
Answers ✅Ans: 4S, 1B, 2A, 3R
A nurse is assigned to care for a patient for the first time and
states, "I don't know a lot about your culture and want to
learn how to better meet your health care needs." Which
therapeutic commu-
nication technique did the nurse use in this situation?
1. Validation
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When working with an older adult who is hearing-impaired,
the use of which techniques would improve communication?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Check for needed adaptive equipment.
2. Exaggerate lip movements to help the patient lip read.
3. Give the patient time to respond to questions
.4. Keep communication short and to the point.
5. Communicate only through written information. - Correct
Answers ✅1,3,4
Nurses must communicate effectively with the health care
team for which of the following reasons? (Select all that
apply.)
1. Improve the nurse's status with the health team members
2. Reduce the risk of errors to the patient
3. Provide optimum level of patient care
4. Improve patient outcomes
5. Prevent issues that need to be reported to outside
agencies - Correct Answers ✅2,3,4
A new nurse complains to her preceptor that she has no time
for therapeutic communication with her patients. Which of
the fol- lowing is the best strategy to help the nurse find more
time for this communication?
,NUFT 204 Exam 1 Review Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
1. Include communication while performing tasks such as
chang- ing dressings and checking vital signs.
2. Ask the patient if you can talk during the last few minutes
of visiting hours.
3. Ask Pastoral care to come back a little later in the day.
4. Remind the nurse to complete all her tasks and then set up
remaining time for communication. - Correct Answers ✅1
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that applies
under-
standing a patient's values and goals in helping the patient
make behavior changes. What are other benefits of using MI
techniques? (Select all that apply.)
1. Gaining an understanding of patient's motivations
2. Focusing on opportunities to avoid poor health choices
3. Recognizing patient's strengths and supporting their efforts
4. Providing assessment data that can be shared with families
to
promote change
5. Identifying differences in patient's health goals and current
behaviors - Correct Answers ✅1,3,5
A nurse is talking with a young-adult patient about the
purpose
,NUFT 204 Exam 1 Review Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
of a new medication. The nurse says, "I want to be clear. Can
you tell me in your words the purpose of this medicine?" This
exchange is an example of which element of the
transactional communica- tion process?
1. Message
2. Obtaining feedback
3. Channel
4. Referent - Correct Answers ✅ans: 2
A patient who is Spanish-speaking does not appear to
understand
the nurse's information on wound care. Which action should
the nurse take?
1. Arrange for a Spanish-speaking social worker to explain the
procedure
2. Ask a fellow Spanish-speaking patient to help explain the
procedure
3. Use a professional interpreter to provide wound care
education
in Spanish
4. Ask the patient to write down questions that he or she has
for
the nurse - Correct Answers ✅ans: 3
, NUFT 204 Exam 1 Review Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
A nurse prepares to contact a patient's physician about a
change
in the patient's condition. Put the following statements in the
correct order using SBAR (Situation, Background,
Assessment, and Recommendation) communication.
1. "She is a 53-year-old female who was admitted 2 days ago
with pneumonia and was started on Levaquin at 5 PM yester-
day. She complains of a poor appetite."
2. "The patient reported feeling very nauseated after her
dose of
Levaquin an hour ago."
3. "Would you like to make a change in antibiotics, or could
we
give her a nutritional supplement before her medication?"
4. "The patient started complaining of nausea yesterday
evening
and has vomited several times during the night." - Correct
Answers ✅Ans: 4S, 1B, 2A, 3R
A nurse is assigned to care for a patient for the first time and
states, "I don't know a lot about your culture and want to
learn how to better meet your health care needs." Which
therapeutic commu-
nication technique did the nurse use in this situation?
1. Validation
