BSN 206 - Sherpath - Communication in Nursing questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Match the type of communication to its characteristic.
- correct answer Has fluid ethical and legal boundaries
Social
Has sharing but in a limited capacity from the nurse
Therapeutic
Has the focus on the nurse
Nontherapeutic
Which feature of the nurse-patient helping relationship is legally upheld by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
- correct answer Confidentiality
Match the key concept of professional communication to its example.
- correct answer Nurse asks the patient's name preference during initial contact
Respect
Nurse defends the rights of others, especially vulnerable patients
Advocacy
Nurse has confidence and commands respect
Assertiveness
Nurse keeps the nurse-patient relationship therapeutic, not social
Professional boundaries
, For which reason would the nurse avoid nontherapeutic communication in a nurse-patient helping
(therapeutic) relationship?
- correct answer Requires justification of actions from the patient
Which nursing responses are considered nontherapeutic?
Select all that apply.
- correct answer - Asking "why" questions
- Offering advice
- Agreeing with the patient
Match the phase of the nurse-patient helping relationship with its activity.
- correct answer Collaborating among the nurse, patient, and others
Working
Transitioning to another caregiver
Termination
Predetermining topics of interaction
Preorientation
Observing, interviewing, and assessing patients
Orientation
Which distance range (in feet) is considered social space in proxemics? Record your answer as whole
numbers separated by a hyphen.
__________ feet
- correct answer 4-12
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Match the type of communication to its characteristic.
- correct answer Has fluid ethical and legal boundaries
Social
Has sharing but in a limited capacity from the nurse
Therapeutic
Has the focus on the nurse
Nontherapeutic
Which feature of the nurse-patient helping relationship is legally upheld by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
- correct answer Confidentiality
Match the key concept of professional communication to its example.
- correct answer Nurse asks the patient's name preference during initial contact
Respect
Nurse defends the rights of others, especially vulnerable patients
Advocacy
Nurse has confidence and commands respect
Assertiveness
Nurse keeps the nurse-patient relationship therapeutic, not social
Professional boundaries
, For which reason would the nurse avoid nontherapeutic communication in a nurse-patient helping
(therapeutic) relationship?
- correct answer Requires justification of actions from the patient
Which nursing responses are considered nontherapeutic?
Select all that apply.
- correct answer - Asking "why" questions
- Offering advice
- Agreeing with the patient
Match the phase of the nurse-patient helping relationship with its activity.
- correct answer Collaborating among the nurse, patient, and others
Working
Transitioning to another caregiver
Termination
Predetermining topics of interaction
Preorientation
Observing, interviewing, and assessing patients
Orientation
Which distance range (in feet) is considered social space in proxemics? Record your answer as whole
numbers separated by a hyphen.
__________ feet
- correct answer 4-12
