Nursing 1200 Exam 1
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 2026-2028
Correct Interventions and Evaluations Related to Goals - CORRECT ANSWER-You will often
modify or add nursing diagnoses or collaborative problems with appropriate goals and expected
outcomes. You then select interventions and redefine priorities of care. Reassessment ensures
that the database is accurate and current. It also reveals any missing links (i.e., a critical piece of
new information that was overlooked and thus interfered with goal achievement). You sort,
validate, and cluster all new data to analyze and interpret differences from the original
database. An important step in critical thinking in evaluation is to know how a patient is
progressing and how problems resolve or worsen.
Forms of Communication: Verbal - CORRECT ANSWER-Verbal communication uses spoken or
written words. Verbal language is a code that conveys specific meaning through a combination
of words.
Verbal Communication: Vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER--Communication is unsuccessful if
senders and receivers cannot translate one another's words and phrases.
-When you care for a patient who speaks another language, a professional interpreter is
necessary.
-Medical jargon (technical terminology used by health care providers) sounds like a foreign
language to patients unfamiliar with the health care setting. Limiting use of medical jargon to
conversations with other health care team members improves communication.
,-Children have a more limited vocabulary than adults and often use special words to describe
bodily functions or a favorite blanket or toy. Teenagers often use words in unique ways that are
unfamiliar to adults.
Verbal Communication: Denotative and Connotative Meaning - CORRECT ANSWER--Some words
have several meanings. Individuals who use a common language share the denotative meaning
-The connotative meaning is the shade or interpretation of the meaning of a word influenced by
the thoughts, feelings, or ideas that people have about the word.
-You need to select words carefully, avoiding easily misinterpreted words, especially when
explaining a patient's medical condition or therapy, and obtain feedback as to what the patient
or family understood.
Verbal Communication: Pacing - CORRECT ANSWER--Conversation is more successful at an
appropriate speed or pace.
-Speak moderately slowly and enunciate clearly. Talking rapidly, using awkward pauses, or
speaking excessively slowly and deliberately conveys an unintended message.
-Long pauses and rapid shifts to another subject give the impression that you are hiding the
truth.
-Think before speaking, and develop an awareness of the rhythm of your speech to improve
pacing.
Verbal Communication: Intonation - CORRECT ANSWER--Tone of voice dramatically affects the
meaning of a message.
-Depending on intonation, even a simple question or statement expresses enthusiasm, anger,
concern, or indifference.
-Be aware of voice tone to avoid sending unintended messages.
-A patient's tone of voice provides information about emotional state or energy level.
Verbal Communication: Clarity and Brevity - CORRECT ANSWER--Effective communication is
simple, brief, and direct.
,-For certain populations such as the elderly, fewer words result in less confusion.
-Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and use brief examples to make explanations easier to
understand.
-Repeating important parts of a message also clarifies communication.
Verbal Communication: Timing and Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER--Timing is critical in
communication. Even though a message is clear, poor timing prevents it from being effective.
-Often the best time for interaction is when a patient expresses an interest in communicating. If
messages are relevant or important to the situation at hand, they are more effective.
Forms of Communication: Nonverbal - CORRECT ANSWER--Nonverbal communication includes
the five senses and everything that does not involve the spoken or written word.
-Nonverbal aspects of communication such as voice tone, eye contact, and body positioning are
often as important as verbal messages.
-Nonverbal communication is unconsciously motivated and more accurately indicates a person's
intended meaning than spoken words
-All nonverbal communication is important, but interpreting it is often problematic.
-Assessing and responding to nonverbal messages appropriately are important for accurate
assessment and evaluation of nursing care.
Nonverbal Communication: Personal Appearance - CORRECT ANSWER--Personal appearance
includes physical characteristics, facial expression, and manner of dress and grooming.
-These factors are a powerful means of nonverbal communication.
-Remember, first impressions are largely based on appearance.
Nonverbal Communication: Posture and Gait - CORRECT ANSWER-Posture and gait (manner or
pattern of walking) can be forms of self-expression. The way people sit, stand, and move reflects
attitudes, emotions, self-concept, and health status.
, Nonverbal Communication: Facial Expression - CORRECT ANSWER--The face is the most
expressive part of the body. Facial expressions convey emotions such as surprise, fear, anger,
happiness, and sadness.
-Some people have an expressionless face, or flat affect, which reveals little about what they are
thinking or feeling.
-An inappropriate affect is a facial expression that does not match the content of a verbal
message (e.g., smiling when describing a sad situation).
-People are sometimes unaware of the messages their expressions convey.
-The slightest change in the eyes, lips, or facial muscles reveals your feelings.
-Although it is hard to control all facial expressions, try to avoid showing shock, disgust, dismay,
or other distressing reactions in a patient's presence.
Nonverbal Communication: Eye Contact - CORRECT ANSWER--Eye contact is a fundamental
aspect of nonverbal communication and social interaction.
-People signal readiness to communicate through eye contact.
-Maintaining eye contact during conversation shows respect, engagement, and willingness to
listen.
-Eye contact also allows people to closely observe one another.
-People's experience of eye contact can be influenced by many factors, such as the presence of
a third person, the distance from the other person's face, or the perceiver's visual acuity
-Lack of eye contact sometimes indicates anxiety, defensiveness, discomfort, or lack of
confidence in communicating.
-However, people from some cultures consider eye contact intrusive, threatening, or harmful
and minimize or avoid its use.
-Always consider a person's culture and personal preferences when interpreting the meaning of
eye contact.
Nonverbal Communication: Gestures - CORRECT ANSWER--Gestures emphasize, punctuate, and
clarify the spoken word.
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 2026-2028
Correct Interventions and Evaluations Related to Goals - CORRECT ANSWER-You will often
modify or add nursing diagnoses or collaborative problems with appropriate goals and expected
outcomes. You then select interventions and redefine priorities of care. Reassessment ensures
that the database is accurate and current. It also reveals any missing links (i.e., a critical piece of
new information that was overlooked and thus interfered with goal achievement). You sort,
validate, and cluster all new data to analyze and interpret differences from the original
database. An important step in critical thinking in evaluation is to know how a patient is
progressing and how problems resolve or worsen.
Forms of Communication: Verbal - CORRECT ANSWER-Verbal communication uses spoken or
written words. Verbal language is a code that conveys specific meaning through a combination
of words.
Verbal Communication: Vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER--Communication is unsuccessful if
senders and receivers cannot translate one another's words and phrases.
-When you care for a patient who speaks another language, a professional interpreter is
necessary.
-Medical jargon (technical terminology used by health care providers) sounds like a foreign
language to patients unfamiliar with the health care setting. Limiting use of medical jargon to
conversations with other health care team members improves communication.
,-Children have a more limited vocabulary than adults and often use special words to describe
bodily functions or a favorite blanket or toy. Teenagers often use words in unique ways that are
unfamiliar to adults.
Verbal Communication: Denotative and Connotative Meaning - CORRECT ANSWER--Some words
have several meanings. Individuals who use a common language share the denotative meaning
-The connotative meaning is the shade or interpretation of the meaning of a word influenced by
the thoughts, feelings, or ideas that people have about the word.
-You need to select words carefully, avoiding easily misinterpreted words, especially when
explaining a patient's medical condition or therapy, and obtain feedback as to what the patient
or family understood.
Verbal Communication: Pacing - CORRECT ANSWER--Conversation is more successful at an
appropriate speed or pace.
-Speak moderately slowly and enunciate clearly. Talking rapidly, using awkward pauses, or
speaking excessively slowly and deliberately conveys an unintended message.
-Long pauses and rapid shifts to another subject give the impression that you are hiding the
truth.
-Think before speaking, and develop an awareness of the rhythm of your speech to improve
pacing.
Verbal Communication: Intonation - CORRECT ANSWER--Tone of voice dramatically affects the
meaning of a message.
-Depending on intonation, even a simple question or statement expresses enthusiasm, anger,
concern, or indifference.
-Be aware of voice tone to avoid sending unintended messages.
-A patient's tone of voice provides information about emotional state or energy level.
Verbal Communication: Clarity and Brevity - CORRECT ANSWER--Effective communication is
simple, brief, and direct.
,-For certain populations such as the elderly, fewer words result in less confusion.
-Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and use brief examples to make explanations easier to
understand.
-Repeating important parts of a message also clarifies communication.
Verbal Communication: Timing and Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER--Timing is critical in
communication. Even though a message is clear, poor timing prevents it from being effective.
-Often the best time for interaction is when a patient expresses an interest in communicating. If
messages are relevant or important to the situation at hand, they are more effective.
Forms of Communication: Nonverbal - CORRECT ANSWER--Nonverbal communication includes
the five senses and everything that does not involve the spoken or written word.
-Nonverbal aspects of communication such as voice tone, eye contact, and body positioning are
often as important as verbal messages.
-Nonverbal communication is unconsciously motivated and more accurately indicates a person's
intended meaning than spoken words
-All nonverbal communication is important, but interpreting it is often problematic.
-Assessing and responding to nonverbal messages appropriately are important for accurate
assessment and evaluation of nursing care.
Nonverbal Communication: Personal Appearance - CORRECT ANSWER--Personal appearance
includes physical characteristics, facial expression, and manner of dress and grooming.
-These factors are a powerful means of nonverbal communication.
-Remember, first impressions are largely based on appearance.
Nonverbal Communication: Posture and Gait - CORRECT ANSWER-Posture and gait (manner or
pattern of walking) can be forms of self-expression. The way people sit, stand, and move reflects
attitudes, emotions, self-concept, and health status.
, Nonverbal Communication: Facial Expression - CORRECT ANSWER--The face is the most
expressive part of the body. Facial expressions convey emotions such as surprise, fear, anger,
happiness, and sadness.
-Some people have an expressionless face, or flat affect, which reveals little about what they are
thinking or feeling.
-An inappropriate affect is a facial expression that does not match the content of a verbal
message (e.g., smiling when describing a sad situation).
-People are sometimes unaware of the messages their expressions convey.
-The slightest change in the eyes, lips, or facial muscles reveals your feelings.
-Although it is hard to control all facial expressions, try to avoid showing shock, disgust, dismay,
or other distressing reactions in a patient's presence.
Nonverbal Communication: Eye Contact - CORRECT ANSWER--Eye contact is a fundamental
aspect of nonverbal communication and social interaction.
-People signal readiness to communicate through eye contact.
-Maintaining eye contact during conversation shows respect, engagement, and willingness to
listen.
-Eye contact also allows people to closely observe one another.
-People's experience of eye contact can be influenced by many factors, such as the presence of
a third person, the distance from the other person's face, or the perceiver's visual acuity
-Lack of eye contact sometimes indicates anxiety, defensiveness, discomfort, or lack of
confidence in communicating.
-However, people from some cultures consider eye contact intrusive, threatening, or harmful
and minimize or avoid its use.
-Always consider a person's culture and personal preferences when interpreting the meaning of
eye contact.
Nonverbal Communication: Gestures - CORRECT ANSWER--Gestures emphasize, punctuate, and
clarify the spoken word.
