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NR302 Exam 1 Practice Questions & Answers
1. The nurse is conducting an interview in an outpatient clinic and is using a
computer to record data. Which is the best use of the computer in this
situation? Select all that apply.
A) Collect the patient's data in a direct, face-to-face manner.
B) Enter all the data as the patient states it.
C) Ask the patient to wait as the nurse enters data.
D) Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
E) Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing
Answer A) Collect the patient's data in a direct, face-to-face manner.
D) Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
E) Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
Page: 32 The use of a computer can become a barrier. The nurse should begin the
interview as usual by greeting the patient, establishing rapport, and collecting the
patient's narrative story in a direct face-to-face manner. Only after the narrative is
fully explored should the nurse type data into the computer. When typing, the nurse
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should position the monitor so that the patient can see it.
2. A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a
wellness workshop. On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You
don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This question is an example of:
A) talking too much.
B) using confrontation.
C) using biased or leading questions.
D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics
Answer C) using biased or leading questions.
Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't
smoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to
please someone, he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their
implied values or is made to feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
3. The nurse is performing a health interview on a patient who has a language
barrier, and no interpreter is available. Which is the best example of an appro-
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priate question for the nurse to ask in this situation?
A) "Do you take medicine?"
B) "Do you sterilize the bottles?"
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C) "Do you have nausea and vomiting?"
D) "You have been taking your medicine, haven't you?":
Answer A) "Do you take medi- cine?"
Page: 46 In a situation where there is a language barrier and no interpreter available,
use simple words avoiding medical jargon. Avoid using contractions and pronouns.
Use nouns repeatedly and discuss one topic at a time.
4. The mother of a 16-month-old toddler tells the nurse that her daughter has
an earache. What would be an appropriate response?
A. "Maybe she is just teething."
B. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
C. "Are you sure she is really having pain?"
D. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain.":
Answer D. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
Page: 60. With a very young child, ask the parent, "How do you know the child is in
pain?" Pulling at ears alerts parent to ear pain. The statements about teething and
questioning whether the child is really having pain do not explore the symptoms,
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NR302 Exam 1 Practice Questions & Answers
1. The nurse is conducting an interview in an outpatient clinic and is using a
computer to record data. Which is the best use of the computer in this
situation? Select all that apply.
A) Collect the patient's data in a direct, face-to-face manner.
B) Enter all the data as the patient states it.
C) Ask the patient to wait as the nurse enters data.
D) Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
E) Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing
Answer A) Collect the patient's data in a direct, face-to-face manner.
D) Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
E) Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
Page: 32 The use of a computer can become a barrier. The nurse should begin the
interview as usual by greeting the patient, establishing rapport, and collecting the
patient's narrative story in a direct face-to-face manner. Only after the narrative is
fully explored should the nurse type data into the computer. When typing, the nurse
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should position the monitor so that the patient can see it.
2. A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a
wellness workshop. On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You
don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This question is an example of:
A) talking too much.
B) using confrontation.
C) using biased or leading questions.
D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics
Answer C) using biased or leading questions.
Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't
smoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to
please someone, he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their
implied values or is made to feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
3. The nurse is performing a health interview on a patient who has a language
barrier, and no interpreter is available. Which is the best example of an appro-
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priate question for the nurse to ask in this situation?
A) "Do you take medicine?"
B) "Do you sterilize the bottles?"
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C) "Do you have nausea and vomiting?"
D) "You have been taking your medicine, haven't you?":
Answer A) "Do you take medi- cine?"
Page: 46 In a situation where there is a language barrier and no interpreter available,
use simple words avoiding medical jargon. Avoid using contractions and pronouns.
Use nouns repeatedly and discuss one topic at a time.
4. The mother of a 16-month-old toddler tells the nurse that her daughter has
an earache. What would be an appropriate response?
A. "Maybe she is just teething."
B. "I will check her ear for an ear infection."
C. "Are you sure she is really having pain?"
D. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain.":
Answer D. "Please describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain."
Page: 60. With a very young child, ask the parent, "How do you know the child is in
pain?" Pulling at ears alerts parent to ear pain. The statements about teething and
questioning whether the child is really having pain do not explore the symptoms,
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