NURS 221 Test 3 (Already Passed!)

A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes needs to learn how to use a glucometer. Use of a glucometer constitutes: A. affective learning. B. cognitive learning. C. motivational learning. D. psychomotor learning. correct answers D. psychomotor learning. During a teaching session, the nurse tells a patient with a recent neck injury that damage to the nerves is comparable to a water hose that has been pinched off. During this teaching session, the nurse is using the process of: A. analogy. B. discovery. C. role playing. D. demonstration. correct answers A. analogy. You are a nurse working in the college student health center. You receive a call that an athlete has just fallen and has been injured. You know that according to the general adaptation syndrome, the athlete will be exhibiting: A. an increased appetite. B. an increased heart rate. C. a decrease in perspiration. D. a decrease in respiratory rate. correct answers B. an increased heart rate. A patient comes into the emergency department complaining of chest pain. When discussing possible reasons why the chest pain has occurred, the nurse learns that the patient is depressed because of the loss of a job. This type of crisis can be classified as: A. maturational. B. situational. C. sociocultural. D. posttraumatic. correct answers B. situational. Helping relationships serve as the foundation of clinical nursing practice. Contracts for a therapeutic helping relationship are formed during the: A. orientation stage. B. working stage. C. termination stage. D. preinteraction stage. correct answers A. orientation stage. While admitting a patient, during the initial interview, a family member tells you, "My mom really means that she does not understand her medical diagnosis." The communication form used by the family member is: A. focusing. B. clarifying. C. summarizing.