PN 2002 - Communications 2 Final Review
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Advocate for the Patient - ANS In a conflict between clients and healthcare provider, the
nurse's role is to...
Family's Responsibility to Decide on a Spokesperson - ANS Whose responsibility is it to
decide who speaks for a family?
Listening with Full Attention on the Client/Co-worker for the Purpose of Developing and
Understanding Collaboratively Constructed Meanings - ANS Active Listening
Talking to Yourself in a Negative Way - ANS Negative Self-Talk
Being Able to React to Certain Stimuli While Other Stimuli Are Occurring Simultaneously -
ANS Selective Attention
A Negative Message Given in Response to an Observed Behavior - ANS Negative Feedback
The Nurse Should Ask the Patient to Summarize His/Her Concerns - ANS What to do if a
patient is agitated
The Nurse Should Be Aware of Their Own Needs and Beliefs - ANS What to do if a spiritual
issue arises with a patient
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, Anger/Denial/Frustration, Slurred Speech, Words Pronounced Wrong, Difficult to Understand,
May Become Withdrawn Socially - ANS How does hearing impairment affect the older
patient socially?
Safety - Not Able to See Objects, Risk of Falls, Not Aware of Nonverbal Cues, Unable to Perform
Everyday Activities, Unable to Engage in Hobbies - ANS How does vision impairment affect
the older patient socially?
People Have to Be Motivated to Change - ANS Common Principle in All Theories of Change
Simple Sentences, Speak Slowly, Give One Step/Direction at a Time - ANS How Do You
Communicate with a Patient with a Cognitive Impairment?
First Priority - Check to Make Sure the Hearing Aid Is In/Turned On - ANS What to Do If a
Patient Has a Sudden Decline in Hearing
Through Pictures, Physical Memorabilia - ANS How Can Nurses Help Construct Personal
Identity (Reorient) a Patient with Dementia/Cognitive Impairment?
Be Gentle, Not Abrupt - ANS When Orienting a Patient to Reality...
Conflict Can Lead to Change - ANS Value of Conflict
Can Indicate a Problem in the Relationship - ANS What Does Unresolved Conflict Indicate in a
Relationship?
Making a Decision = Broader, Aimed at Achieving Goals; Solving a Problem = Involves a More
Immediate Problem/Situation, Must Be Resolved Before Moving Forward - ANS Difference
Between Making a Decision and Solving a Problem
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Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Advocate for the Patient - ANS In a conflict between clients and healthcare provider, the
nurse's role is to...
Family's Responsibility to Decide on a Spokesperson - ANS Whose responsibility is it to
decide who speaks for a family?
Listening with Full Attention on the Client/Co-worker for the Purpose of Developing and
Understanding Collaboratively Constructed Meanings - ANS Active Listening
Talking to Yourself in a Negative Way - ANS Negative Self-Talk
Being Able to React to Certain Stimuli While Other Stimuli Are Occurring Simultaneously -
ANS Selective Attention
A Negative Message Given in Response to an Observed Behavior - ANS Negative Feedback
The Nurse Should Ask the Patient to Summarize His/Her Concerns - ANS What to do if a
patient is agitated
The Nurse Should Be Aware of Their Own Needs and Beliefs - ANS What to do if a spiritual
issue arises with a patient
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, Anger/Denial/Frustration, Slurred Speech, Words Pronounced Wrong, Difficult to Understand,
May Become Withdrawn Socially - ANS How does hearing impairment affect the older
patient socially?
Safety - Not Able to See Objects, Risk of Falls, Not Aware of Nonverbal Cues, Unable to Perform
Everyday Activities, Unable to Engage in Hobbies - ANS How does vision impairment affect
the older patient socially?
People Have to Be Motivated to Change - ANS Common Principle in All Theories of Change
Simple Sentences, Speak Slowly, Give One Step/Direction at a Time - ANS How Do You
Communicate with a Patient with a Cognitive Impairment?
First Priority - Check to Make Sure the Hearing Aid Is In/Turned On - ANS What to Do If a
Patient Has a Sudden Decline in Hearing
Through Pictures, Physical Memorabilia - ANS How Can Nurses Help Construct Personal
Identity (Reorient) a Patient with Dementia/Cognitive Impairment?
Be Gentle, Not Abrupt - ANS When Orienting a Patient to Reality...
Conflict Can Lead to Change - ANS Value of Conflict
Can Indicate a Problem in the Relationship - ANS What Does Unresolved Conflict Indicate in a
Relationship?
Making a Decision = Broader, Aimed at Achieving Goals; Solving a Problem = Involves a More
Immediate Problem/Situation, Must Be Resolved Before Moving Forward - ANS Difference
Between Making a Decision and Solving a Problem
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