NU 326 Midterm Exam With
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A nurse tells a client that the nurse will come back in 10 minutes to reassess
the client's pain. When the nurse returns in 10 minutes, which aspect of the
therapeutic relationship is the nurse developing?
Empathy
Sympathy
Trust
Closure - ANSWER Trust
It is brought to the nurse administrator's attention that a nurse has
developed an intimate relationship with a client. Which behavior indicates
the nurse has engaged in an intimate relationship with a client?
The nurse is having dinner with a client outside the hospital premises.
The nurse is talking to the spouse of the client regarding the client's
condition.
The nurse examines the genital area of a client diagnosed with a sexually
transmitted infection.
The nurse speaks on topics like sports while performing assessment on the
client. - ANSWER The nurse is having dinner with a client outside the hospital
premises.
The client is a 32-year-old diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The client attends
,group therapy for 6 hours a day and then returns home to the client's
residence. In which setting would the client receive this type of care?
Long-term hospitalization
Acute care hospitalization
Partial hospitalization program
Psychiatric specialty unit - ANSWER Partial hospitalization program
The client stated, "I was so upset about my sister ignoring me when I was
talking about being ashamed." Which nontherapeutic communication
technique would the nurse be using if the nurse stated, "How are your stress
reduction classes going?"
Changing the subject
Offering advice
Challenging
Disapproving - ANSWER Changing the subject
A client with mental illness expresses interest in having a date with the nurse.
Which would be the nurse's best response in this situation?
,Ask to be assigned another client.
Scold the client for the inappropriate request.
Yield to the client's desire, as the client has mental illness.
Set boundaries of a professional relationship. - ANSWER Set boundaries of a
professional relationship.
The client tells the nurse, "I'm frightened about my surgery tomorrow." What
response by the nurse is best?
"What's to be frightened about, the OR crew will take care of you."
"Didn't the surgeon answer all your questions?"
"Hundreds of people have this surgery daily."
, "Can you tell me what frightens you?" - ANSWER "Can you tell me what
frightens you?"
During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what the client should
do about the client's "cheating" spouse. The nurse replies, "You should
divorce. You deserve better than that." The nurse used which nontherapeutic
communication technique?
Giving information
Verbalizing the implied
Giving advice
Agreeing - ANSWER Giving advice
A client is being transferred from a group home to an evolving consumer
household. The goal of this transition is for the client to eventually do what?
Meet with a therapist on a weekly basis.
Resolve crises within a shorter time period.
Complete Solution
A nurse tells a client that the nurse will come back in 10 minutes to reassess
the client's pain. When the nurse returns in 10 minutes, which aspect of the
therapeutic relationship is the nurse developing?
Empathy
Sympathy
Trust
Closure - ANSWER Trust
It is brought to the nurse administrator's attention that a nurse has
developed an intimate relationship with a client. Which behavior indicates
the nurse has engaged in an intimate relationship with a client?
The nurse is having dinner with a client outside the hospital premises.
The nurse is talking to the spouse of the client regarding the client's
condition.
The nurse examines the genital area of a client diagnosed with a sexually
transmitted infection.
The nurse speaks on topics like sports while performing assessment on the
client. - ANSWER The nurse is having dinner with a client outside the hospital
premises.
The client is a 32-year-old diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The client attends
,group therapy for 6 hours a day and then returns home to the client's
residence. In which setting would the client receive this type of care?
Long-term hospitalization
Acute care hospitalization
Partial hospitalization program
Psychiatric specialty unit - ANSWER Partial hospitalization program
The client stated, "I was so upset about my sister ignoring me when I was
talking about being ashamed." Which nontherapeutic communication
technique would the nurse be using if the nurse stated, "How are your stress
reduction classes going?"
Changing the subject
Offering advice
Challenging
Disapproving - ANSWER Changing the subject
A client with mental illness expresses interest in having a date with the nurse.
Which would be the nurse's best response in this situation?
,Ask to be assigned another client.
Scold the client for the inappropriate request.
Yield to the client's desire, as the client has mental illness.
Set boundaries of a professional relationship. - ANSWER Set boundaries of a
professional relationship.
The client tells the nurse, "I'm frightened about my surgery tomorrow." What
response by the nurse is best?
"What's to be frightened about, the OR crew will take care of you."
"Didn't the surgeon answer all your questions?"
"Hundreds of people have this surgery daily."
, "Can you tell me what frightens you?" - ANSWER "Can you tell me what
frightens you?"
During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what the client should
do about the client's "cheating" spouse. The nurse replies, "You should
divorce. You deserve better than that." The nurse used which nontherapeutic
communication technique?
Giving information
Verbalizing the implied
Giving advice
Agreeing - ANSWER Giving advice
A client is being transferred from a group home to an evolving consumer
household. The goal of this transition is for the client to eventually do what?
Meet with a therapist on a weekly basis.
Resolve crises within a shorter time period.
