NSG 3180 Exam with precise answers
which of the following represents the role of the nurse in helping a client reframe a potentially
incapacitating sense of self into one with more hope and broader options when faced with a
health-related difficulty?
A. they can take a passive approach
B. they can negate potential possibilities
C. they can focus on personal weaknesses
D. they can reframe the clients sense of self - Correct answer ✔D. They can reframe the clients
sense of self.
An older adult client is admitted to the hospital with terminal cancer. The client expresses
acceptance of impending death and states, "I am very satisfied with the life I had." the nurse
recognizes the client is in Erikson's stage of psychosocial development, known as which of the
following?
A. Integrity vs. Despair
B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Intimacy vs. Isolation
D. Identity vs. Identity Diffusion - Correct answer ✔A. Integrity vs. Despair
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has had an amputation of his right leg. The
client states, "I am really worried my girlfriend might not want to be with me anymore. I dont
look the same." Which of the following concepts is represented in this situation?
A. Role performance
B. Body Image
C. Self-esteem
D. Personal identity - Correct answer ✔B. body image.
This situation refers to an individual's perception of the body.
, Which of the following statements about perception is true?
A. Perception is a function of the senses
B. Perception is an interpersonal process
C. Positive images are retained longer than negative ones
D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception. - Correct answer
✔D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception
perception is a function of the mind, not the senses. Perception is an interpersonal process.
Negative images are retained longer than positive ones.
Identify the type of perceptual alteration represented in the following example: Jim, a 12 year-
old, states, "I am different from others in y physical education class because I am the class
dunce."
A. Distorted reality
B. Selective attention
C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Cognitive distortion - Correct answer ✔C. self-fulfilling prophecy
negative concepts of possible selves can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"I am an obese, compulsive person." The nurse demonstrates how to conduct a perceptual
check when stating which of the following?
A. can you tell me more about this?
B. Is it difficult for you to be this way?
C. I wouldnt worry about being very neat
D. it is ok to be this way; you are not hurting anyone. - Correct answer ✔A. can you tell me more
about this?
Frequent perceptual checks and active listening are helpful interventions.
which of the following represents the role of the nurse in helping a client reframe a potentially
incapacitating sense of self into one with more hope and broader options when faced with a
health-related difficulty?
A. they can take a passive approach
B. they can negate potential possibilities
C. they can focus on personal weaknesses
D. they can reframe the clients sense of self - Correct answer ✔D. They can reframe the clients
sense of self.
An older adult client is admitted to the hospital with terminal cancer. The client expresses
acceptance of impending death and states, "I am very satisfied with the life I had." the nurse
recognizes the client is in Erikson's stage of psychosocial development, known as which of the
following?
A. Integrity vs. Despair
B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Intimacy vs. Isolation
D. Identity vs. Identity Diffusion - Correct answer ✔A. Integrity vs. Despair
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has had an amputation of his right leg. The
client states, "I am really worried my girlfriend might not want to be with me anymore. I dont
look the same." Which of the following concepts is represented in this situation?
A. Role performance
B. Body Image
C. Self-esteem
D. Personal identity - Correct answer ✔B. body image.
This situation refers to an individual's perception of the body.
, Which of the following statements about perception is true?
A. Perception is a function of the senses
B. Perception is an interpersonal process
C. Positive images are retained longer than negative ones
D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception. - Correct answer
✔D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception
perception is a function of the mind, not the senses. Perception is an interpersonal process.
Negative images are retained longer than positive ones.
Identify the type of perceptual alteration represented in the following example: Jim, a 12 year-
old, states, "I am different from others in y physical education class because I am the class
dunce."
A. Distorted reality
B. Selective attention
C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Cognitive distortion - Correct answer ✔C. self-fulfilling prophecy
negative concepts of possible selves can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"I am an obese, compulsive person." The nurse demonstrates how to conduct a perceptual
check when stating which of the following?
A. can you tell me more about this?
B. Is it difficult for you to be this way?
C. I wouldnt worry about being very neat
D. it is ok to be this way; you are not hurting anyone. - Correct answer ✔A. can you tell me more
about this?
Frequent perceptual checks and active listening are helpful interventions.
