NUR 100 Exam 1 Practice Questions with
correct answers
Which definition describes the knowing component of Swanson's theory of caring?
A. Being emotionally present for the patient
B. Facilitating the patient's passage through changes in life
C. Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the patient
D. Caring for the patient as the nurse would have done for themselves - correct answersC.
Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the patient
Patient who is immobile reports feeling cold and asks for an extra blanket. The nurse covers
the patient and draws the room's curtains. Which process did the nurse follow?
A. Knowing
B. Doing for
C. Being with
D. Maintaining belief - correct answersB. Doing for
Which nursing action is a carative factor in Watsons caring theory? Select all that apply
A. Expressing feelings
B. Instilling faith and hope
C. Suppressing negative feelings
D. Denying that a problem exists
,E. Developing a trusting relationship - correct answersA. Expressing feelings
B. Instilling faith and hope
E. Developing a trusting relationship
The nurse skillfully inserts a Foley catheter in a patient. Which type of touch is this?
A. Caring touch
B. Protective touch
C. Task oriented touch
D. Interpersonal Touch - correct answersC. Task oriented touch
Which nursing action is an example of caring touch?
A. holding the patient's hand
B. touching the forehead to assess temperature
C. holding the arm to start an IV
D. Holing the patient to avoid a fall - correct answersA. holding the patient's hand
Which factor enhances patient-centered care? Select all that apply.
A. Relying on technology to meet patient needs
B. Increasing the number of staff members
C. Allowing autonomy over nursing practices
D. Reducing family involvement in patient care
E. Limiting emotional nurse-patient interaction - correct answersB. Increasing the number of
staff members
, C. Allowing autonomy over nursing practices
Which type of intervention contributes to knowing the patient?
A. presence
B. touching
C. eye contact
D. active listening - correct answersD. active listening
Which behaviors by the nurse are included in the process of listening?
A. Incorporating the views of the healthcare team
B. Correcting any errors in the patient's understanding
C. Providing the nurse's personal views and experiences
D. Interpreting and understanding what the patient means - correct answersD. Interpreting
and understanding what the patient means
Which term describes snide remarks or put-downs between colleagues?
A. Lateral Violence
B. Metacommunication
C. Therapeutic confrontation
D. Nonverbal communication - correct answersA. Lateral Violence
Which nontherapeutic communication technique is the nurse using when saying "Don't worry,
you will be fine" to the patient
correct answers
Which definition describes the knowing component of Swanson's theory of caring?
A. Being emotionally present for the patient
B. Facilitating the patient's passage through changes in life
C. Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the patient
D. Caring for the patient as the nurse would have done for themselves - correct answersC.
Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the patient
Patient who is immobile reports feeling cold and asks for an extra blanket. The nurse covers
the patient and draws the room's curtains. Which process did the nurse follow?
A. Knowing
B. Doing for
C. Being with
D. Maintaining belief - correct answersB. Doing for
Which nursing action is a carative factor in Watsons caring theory? Select all that apply
A. Expressing feelings
B. Instilling faith and hope
C. Suppressing negative feelings
D. Denying that a problem exists
,E. Developing a trusting relationship - correct answersA. Expressing feelings
B. Instilling faith and hope
E. Developing a trusting relationship
The nurse skillfully inserts a Foley catheter in a patient. Which type of touch is this?
A. Caring touch
B. Protective touch
C. Task oriented touch
D. Interpersonal Touch - correct answersC. Task oriented touch
Which nursing action is an example of caring touch?
A. holding the patient's hand
B. touching the forehead to assess temperature
C. holding the arm to start an IV
D. Holing the patient to avoid a fall - correct answersA. holding the patient's hand
Which factor enhances patient-centered care? Select all that apply.
A. Relying on technology to meet patient needs
B. Increasing the number of staff members
C. Allowing autonomy over nursing practices
D. Reducing family involvement in patient care
E. Limiting emotional nurse-patient interaction - correct answersB. Increasing the number of
staff members
, C. Allowing autonomy over nursing practices
Which type of intervention contributes to knowing the patient?
A. presence
B. touching
C. eye contact
D. active listening - correct answersD. active listening
Which behaviors by the nurse are included in the process of listening?
A. Incorporating the views of the healthcare team
B. Correcting any errors in the patient's understanding
C. Providing the nurse's personal views and experiences
D. Interpreting and understanding what the patient means - correct answersD. Interpreting
and understanding what the patient means
Which term describes snide remarks or put-downs between colleagues?
A. Lateral Violence
B. Metacommunication
C. Therapeutic confrontation
D. Nonverbal communication - correct answersA. Lateral Violence
Which nontherapeutic communication technique is the nurse using when saying "Don't worry,
you will be fine" to the patient
