NURSING 101 EXAM 1 2026 EXAM SCRIPT TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ The nurse demonstrates active listening by:
A) Agreeing with the client
B) Repeating everything the client says to clarify
C) Assuming a relaxed posture and leaning toward the client
D) Smiling and nodding continuously throughout the interview.
Answer: C) Assuming a relaxed posture and leaning toward the
client
Active listening means being attentive to what the client is saying
both verbally and nonverbally. Assuming a relaxed posture and
leaning toward the client facilitates listening. Agreeing with the
client does not facilitate communication. Repeating everything the
client says can become distracting. Smiling and nodding
continuously is not responding to what the client says at all times.
◉ During the orientation phase of the helping relationship, the
nurse might do which of the following? (Sellect all that apply)
A) Discuss the cards and flowers in the room.
B) Work together with the client to establish goals.
,C) Review the client's history to identify possible health concerns.
D) Use therapeutic communication to manage the client's confusion..
Answer: A, B, and C
In the orientation phase of the helping relationship, the nurse and
client meet and get to know each other. The nurse reviews the
history to identify possible health concerns before meeting the
client. During the working phase, the nurse and client work together
to solve problems and accomplish goals. Therapeutic
communication would be used in all stages of the relationship.
◉ If the nurse is working with a client who has expressive aphasia, it
would be most helpful for the nurse to:
A) Ask open-ended questions.
B) Speak loudly and use simple sentences.
C) Allow extra time for the client to respond.
D) Encourage a family member to answer for the client..
Answer: C) Allow extra time for the client to respond.
For clients with aphasia, the nurse should be sure to allow extra time
for the client to respond. Asking open-ended questions is important,
but these questions need to be developed based on the client's
personal communication ability. Speaking loudly is not necessary for
a client with a diagnosis of aphasia. The client should be encouraged
,to answer questions himself or herself and not expect others to
answer for the client, even if it takes longer for the client to do so.
◉ The professional nurse can best be said to be engaging in
collaboration with others to develop the client's plan of care when
the nurse:
A) Consults the physician for direction in establishing goals for
clients
B) Depends on the latest literature to complete an excellent plan of
care for clients
C) Works independently to plan and deliver care and does not
depend on other staff for assistance
D) Works with colleagues and clients' families to take advantage of
combined expertise in planning care.
Answer: D) Works with colleagues and clients' families to take
advantage of combined expertise in planning care
Collaboration is teamwork in which individuals in multiple
disciplines work together, each contributing his or her expertise to
the client's care. The physician will provide medical direction, but
teamwork and collaboration require more than just medical
direction. Consulting the latest literature can help in planning care,
but this is not collaboration. The collaborative team works together
to provide care for the client.
, ◉ The nurse tells the client, "I'm not sure I understand what you
mean by 'sicker than usual.' What is different now?" The nurse is
using the therapeutic technique of:
A) Focusing
B) Clarifying
C) Paraphrasing
D) Providing information.
Answer: B) Clarifying
Clarifying gives the client a chance to be more specific or give more
information. Paraphrasing means restating another's message
briefly in one's own words. The nurse is not providing information
in the remarks given. Focusing is used to bring attention to key
concepts or elements in a message.
◉ The nurse says to the client, "We've talked a lot about your
medications, but let's look more closely at the trouble you're having
in taking them on time." The nurse is using the therapeutic
technique of:
A) Focusing
B) Clarifying
C) Paraphrasing
D) Providing information.
Answer: A) Focusing
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ The nurse demonstrates active listening by:
A) Agreeing with the client
B) Repeating everything the client says to clarify
C) Assuming a relaxed posture and leaning toward the client
D) Smiling and nodding continuously throughout the interview.
Answer: C) Assuming a relaxed posture and leaning toward the
client
Active listening means being attentive to what the client is saying
both verbally and nonverbally. Assuming a relaxed posture and
leaning toward the client facilitates listening. Agreeing with the
client does not facilitate communication. Repeating everything the
client says can become distracting. Smiling and nodding
continuously is not responding to what the client says at all times.
◉ During the orientation phase of the helping relationship, the
nurse might do which of the following? (Sellect all that apply)
A) Discuss the cards and flowers in the room.
B) Work together with the client to establish goals.
,C) Review the client's history to identify possible health concerns.
D) Use therapeutic communication to manage the client's confusion..
Answer: A, B, and C
In the orientation phase of the helping relationship, the nurse and
client meet and get to know each other. The nurse reviews the
history to identify possible health concerns before meeting the
client. During the working phase, the nurse and client work together
to solve problems and accomplish goals. Therapeutic
communication would be used in all stages of the relationship.
◉ If the nurse is working with a client who has expressive aphasia, it
would be most helpful for the nurse to:
A) Ask open-ended questions.
B) Speak loudly and use simple sentences.
C) Allow extra time for the client to respond.
D) Encourage a family member to answer for the client..
Answer: C) Allow extra time for the client to respond.
For clients with aphasia, the nurse should be sure to allow extra time
for the client to respond. Asking open-ended questions is important,
but these questions need to be developed based on the client's
personal communication ability. Speaking loudly is not necessary for
a client with a diagnosis of aphasia. The client should be encouraged
,to answer questions himself or herself and not expect others to
answer for the client, even if it takes longer for the client to do so.
◉ The professional nurse can best be said to be engaging in
collaboration with others to develop the client's plan of care when
the nurse:
A) Consults the physician for direction in establishing goals for
clients
B) Depends on the latest literature to complete an excellent plan of
care for clients
C) Works independently to plan and deliver care and does not
depend on other staff for assistance
D) Works with colleagues and clients' families to take advantage of
combined expertise in planning care.
Answer: D) Works with colleagues and clients' families to take
advantage of combined expertise in planning care
Collaboration is teamwork in which individuals in multiple
disciplines work together, each contributing his or her expertise to
the client's care. The physician will provide medical direction, but
teamwork and collaboration require more than just medical
direction. Consulting the latest literature can help in planning care,
but this is not collaboration. The collaborative team works together
to provide care for the client.
, ◉ The nurse tells the client, "I'm not sure I understand what you
mean by 'sicker than usual.' What is different now?" The nurse is
using the therapeutic technique of:
A) Focusing
B) Clarifying
C) Paraphrasing
D) Providing information.
Answer: B) Clarifying
Clarifying gives the client a chance to be more specific or give more
information. Paraphrasing means restating another's message
briefly in one's own words. The nurse is not providing information
in the remarks given. Focusing is used to bring attention to key
concepts or elements in a message.
◉ The nurse says to the client, "We've talked a lot about your
medications, but let's look more closely at the trouble you're having
in taking them on time." The nurse is using the therapeutic
technique of:
A) Focusing
B) Clarifying
C) Paraphrasing
D) Providing information.
Answer: A) Focusing
