NUR 110 Exam 2 Questions And Correct
1. cWhich ctypes cof cnurses cmake cthe cbest ccommunicators cwith cpatients?
a. cThose cwho clearn ceffective cpsychomotor cskills
b. cThose cwho cdevelop ccritical cthinking cskills
c. cThose cwho clike cdifferent ckinds cof cpeople
d. cThose cwho cmaintain cperceptual cbiases c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cB
Nurses cwho cdevelop ccritical cthinking cskills cmake cthe cbest ccommunicators. cJust cliking cpeople c
not cmake can ceffective ccommunicator cbecause cit cis cimportant cto capply ccritical cthinking cstandar
to censure csound ceffective ccommunication. cJust clearning cpsychomotor cskills cdoes cnot censure ct
the cnurse cwill cuse cthose ctechniques, cand ccommunication cinvolves cmore cthan cpsychomotor
skills. cCritical cthinking chelps cthe cnurse covercome cperceptual cbiases cor chuman ctendencies ctha
interfere cwith caccurately cperceiving cand cinterpreting cmessages cfrom cothers. cNurses cwho cmain
perceptual cbiases cdo cnot cmake cgood ccommunicators.
A cnurse cbelieves cthat cthe cnurse-patient crelationship cis ca cpartnership cand cthat cboth care cequal
participants. cWhich cterm cshould cthe cnurse cuse cto cdescribe cthis cbelief?
a. cCritical cthinking
b. cAuthentic
c. cMutuality
d. cAttend c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
Effective cinterpersonal ccommunication crequires ca csense cof cmutuality, ca cbelief cthat cthe cnurse-
patient crelationship cis ca cpartnership cand cthat cboth care cequal cparticipants. cCritical cthinking cin
nursing, cbased con cestablished cstandards cof cnursing ccare cand cethical cstandards, cpromotes ceff
communication cand cuses cstandards csuch cas chumility, cself-confidence, cindependent cattitude, can
fairness. cTo cbe cauthentic c(one's cself) cand cto crespond cappropriately cto cthe cother cperson care
important cfor cinterpersonal crelationships cbut cdo cnot cmean cmutuality. cAttending cis cgiving call cof
your cattention cto cthe cpatient.
,c. cElectronic ccommunication cto cassess ca cpatient cin canother ccity
d. cIntrapersonal ccommunication cto cbuild cstrong cteams c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
Electronic ccommunication cis cthe cuse cof ctechnology cto ccreate congoing crelationships cwith cpatien
and ctheir chealth ccare cteam. cIntrapersonal ccommunication cis cself-talk. cInterpersonal
communication cis cone-on-one cinteraction cbetween ca cnurse cand canother cperson cthat coften cocc
face cto cface. cPublic ccommunication cis cused cto cpresent cinformation cto can caudience. cSmall cgro
communication cis cinteraction cthat coccurs cwhen ca csmall cnumber cof cpersons cmeet. cWhen cnurse
work con ccommittees cor cparticipate cin cpatient ccare cconferences, cthey cuse ca csmall cgroup
communication cprocess.
A cnurse cis cstanding cbeside cthe cpatient's cbed.
Nurse: cHow care cyou cdoing?
Patient: cI cdon't cfeel cgood.
Which celement cwill cthe cnurse cidentify cas cfeedback?
a. cNurse
b. cPatient
c. cHow care cyou cdoing?
d. cI cdon't cfeel cgood. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cD
"I cdon't cfeel cgood" cis cthe cfeedback cbecause cthe cfeedback cis cthe cmessage cthe creceiver creturn
sender cis cthe cperson cwho cencodes cand cdelivers cthe cmessage, cand cthe creceiver cis cthe cperso
receives cand cdecodes cthe cmessage. cThe cnurse cis cthe csender. cThe cpatient cis cthe creceiver. c"H
you cdoing?" cis cthe cmessage.
A cnurse cis csitting cat cthe cpatient's cbedside ctaking ca cnursing chistory. cWhich czone cof cpersonal
space cis cthe cnurse cusing?
a. cSocio-consultative
b. cPersonal
c. cIntimate
d. cPublic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cB
Personal cspace cis c18 cinches cto c4 cfeet cand cinvolves cthings csuch cas csitting cat ca cpatient's cbed
taking ca cpatient's cnursing chistory, cor cteaching can cindividual cpatient. cIntimate cspace cis c0 cto c18
inches cand cinvolves cthings csuch cas cperforming ca cphysical cassessment, cbathing, cgrooming,
dressing, cfeeding, cand ctoileting ca cpatient. cThe csocio-consultative czone cis c9 cto c12 cfeet cand cinv
things csuch cas cgiving cdirections cto cvisitors cin cthe challway cand cgiving cverbal creport cto ca cgroup
nurses. cThe cpublic czone cis c12 cfeet cand cgreater cand cinvolves cthings csuch cas cspeaking cat ca
community cforum, ctestifying cat ca clegislative chearing, cor clecturing.
A csmiling cpatient cangrily cstates, c"I cwill cnot ccough cand cdeep cbreathe." cHow cwill cthe cnurse
interpret cthis cfinding?
a. cThe cpatient's cdenotative cmeaning cis cwrong.
b. cThe cpatient's cpersonal cspace cwas cviolated.
c. cThe cpatient's caffect cis cinappropriate.
d. cThe cpatient's cvocabulary cis cpoor. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
An cinappropriate caffect cis ca cfacial cexpression cthat cdoes cnot cmatch cthe ccontent cof ca cverbal cm
(e.g., csmiling cwhen cdescribing ca csad csituation). cThe cpatient cis csmiling cbut cis cangry, cwhich
indicates can cinappropriate caffect. cThe cpatient's cpersonal cspace cwas cnot cviolated. cThe cpatient'
vocabulary cis cnot cpoor. cIndividuals cwho cuse ca ccommon clanguage cshare cdenotative
meaning: cbaseball chas cthe csame cmeaning cfor ceveryone cwho cspeaks cEnglish, cbut ccode cdenot
cardiac carrest cprimarily cto chealth ccare cproviders. cThe cpatient's cdenotative cmeaning cis ccorrect c
cough cand cdeep cbreathe.
The cnurse casks ca cpatient cwhere cthe cpain cis, cand cthe cpatient cresponds cby cpointing cto cthe care
pain. cWhich cform cof ccommunication cdid cthe cpatient cuse?
a. cVerbal
b. cNonverbal
, communication ctool cthat chelps cstandardize ccommunication camong chealth ccare cproviders. cSBA
stands cfor cSituation, cBackground, cAssessment, cand cRecommendation.
Before cmeeting cthe cpatient, ca cnurse ctalks cto cother ccaregivers cabout cthe cpatient. cWhich cphase
of cthe chelping crelationship cis cthe cnurse cin cwith cthis cpatient?
a. cPreinteraction
b. cOrientation
c. cWorking
d. cTermination c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cA
The ctime cbefore cthe cnurse cmeets cthe cpatient cis ccalled cthe cpreinteraction cphase. cThis cphase c
involve cthings csuch cas creviewing cavailable cdata, cincluding cthe cmedical cand cnursing chistory,
talking cto cother ccaregivers cwho chave cinformation cabout cthe cpatient, cor canticipating chealth
concerns cor cissues cthat ccan carise. cThe corientation cphase coccurs cwhen cthe cnurse cand cthe cpa
meet cand cget cto cknow cone canother. cThis cphase ccan cinvolve cthings csuch cas csetting cthe ctone
relationship cby cadopting ca cwarm, cempathetic, ccaring cmanner. cThe cworking cphase coccurs cwhe
nurse cand cthe cpatient cwork ctogether cto csolve cproblems cand caccomplish cgoals. cThe cterminatio
phase coccurs cduring cthe cending cof cthe crelationship. cThis cphase ccan cinvolve cthings csuch cas
reminding cthe cpatient cthat ctermination cis cnear.
A cnurse cpreceptor cis cworking cwith ca cstudent cnurse. cWhich cbehavior cby cthe cstudent cnurse cwil
cto cintervene?
a. cThe cstudent cnurse creads cthe cpatient's cplan cof ccare.
b. cThe cstudent cnurse creviews cthe cpatient's cmedical crecord.
c. cThe cstudent cnurse cshares cpatient cinformation cwith ca cfriend.
d. cThe cstudent cnurse cdocuments cmedication cadministered cto cthe cpatient. c- cCORRECT cANS✔
When cyou care ca cstudent cin ca cclinical csetting, cconfidentiality cand ccompliance cwith cthe cHealth
Insurance cPortability cand cAccountability cAct c(HIPAA) care cpart cof cprofessional cpractice. cWhen c
student cnurse cshares cpatient cinformation cwith ca cfriend, cconfidentiality cand cHIPAA cstandards ch
been cviolated, ccausing cthe cpreceptor cto cintervene. cYou ccan creview cyour cpatients' cmedical crec
only cto cseek cinformation cneeded cto cprovide csafe cand ceffective cpatient ccare. cFor cexample, cwh
you care cassigned cto ccare cfor ca cpatient, cyou cneed cto creview cthe cpatient's cmedical crecord cand
care. cYou cdo cnot cshare cthis cinformation cwith cclassmates cand cyou cdo cnot caccess cthe cmedica
records cof cother cpatients con cthe cunit.
2. cA cnurse cexchanges cinformation cwith cthe concoming cnurse cabout ca cpatient's
A cnurse cexchanges cinformation cwith cthe concoming cnurse cabout ca cpatient's ccare. cWhich cactio
did cthe cnurse ccomplete?
a. cA cverbal creport
b. cAn celectronic crecord centry
c. cA creferral
d. cAn cacuity crating c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cA
Whether cthe ctransfer cof cpatient cinformation coccurs cthrough cverbal creports, celectronic cor cwritte
documents, cyou cneed cto cfollow csome cbasic cprinciples. cReports care cexchanges cof cinformation
among ccaregivers. cA cpatient's celectronic cmedical crecord cor cchart cis ca cconfidential, cpermanent
legal cdocumentation cof cinformation crelevant cto ca cpatient's chealth ccare. cNurses cdocument crefer
(arrangements cfor cthe cservices cof canother ccare cprovider). cNurses cuse cacuity cratings cto cdeterm
the chours cof ccare cand cnumber cof cstaff crequired cfor ca cgiven cgroup cof cpatients cevery cshift cor c
24 chours.
A cnurse cis cauditing cand cmonitoring cpatients' chealth crecords. cWhich caction cis cthe cnurse ctaking
a.
Determining cthe cdegree cto cwhich cstandards cof ccare care cmet cby creviewing cpatients' chealth
records
b. cRealizing cthat ccare cnot cdocumented cin cpatients' chealth crecords cstill cqualifies cas ccare cprovid
c. cBasing creimbursement cupon cthe cdiagnosis-related cgroups cdocumented cin cpatients' crecords
1. cWhich ctypes cof cnurses cmake cthe cbest ccommunicators cwith cpatients?
a. cThose cwho clearn ceffective cpsychomotor cskills
b. cThose cwho cdevelop ccritical cthinking cskills
c. cThose cwho clike cdifferent ckinds cof cpeople
d. cThose cwho cmaintain cperceptual cbiases c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cB
Nurses cwho cdevelop ccritical cthinking cskills cmake cthe cbest ccommunicators. cJust cliking cpeople c
not cmake can ceffective ccommunicator cbecause cit cis cimportant cto capply ccritical cthinking cstandar
to censure csound ceffective ccommunication. cJust clearning cpsychomotor cskills cdoes cnot censure ct
the cnurse cwill cuse cthose ctechniques, cand ccommunication cinvolves cmore cthan cpsychomotor
skills. cCritical cthinking chelps cthe cnurse covercome cperceptual cbiases cor chuman ctendencies ctha
interfere cwith caccurately cperceiving cand cinterpreting cmessages cfrom cothers. cNurses cwho cmain
perceptual cbiases cdo cnot cmake cgood ccommunicators.
A cnurse cbelieves cthat cthe cnurse-patient crelationship cis ca cpartnership cand cthat cboth care cequal
participants. cWhich cterm cshould cthe cnurse cuse cto cdescribe cthis cbelief?
a. cCritical cthinking
b. cAuthentic
c. cMutuality
d. cAttend c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
Effective cinterpersonal ccommunication crequires ca csense cof cmutuality, ca cbelief cthat cthe cnurse-
patient crelationship cis ca cpartnership cand cthat cboth care cequal cparticipants. cCritical cthinking cin
nursing, cbased con cestablished cstandards cof cnursing ccare cand cethical cstandards, cpromotes ceff
communication cand cuses cstandards csuch cas chumility, cself-confidence, cindependent cattitude, can
fairness. cTo cbe cauthentic c(one's cself) cand cto crespond cappropriately cto cthe cother cperson care
important cfor cinterpersonal crelationships cbut cdo cnot cmean cmutuality. cAttending cis cgiving call cof
your cattention cto cthe cpatient.
,c. cElectronic ccommunication cto cassess ca cpatient cin canother ccity
d. cIntrapersonal ccommunication cto cbuild cstrong cteams c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
Electronic ccommunication cis cthe cuse cof ctechnology cto ccreate congoing crelationships cwith cpatien
and ctheir chealth ccare cteam. cIntrapersonal ccommunication cis cself-talk. cInterpersonal
communication cis cone-on-one cinteraction cbetween ca cnurse cand canother cperson cthat coften cocc
face cto cface. cPublic ccommunication cis cused cto cpresent cinformation cto can caudience. cSmall cgro
communication cis cinteraction cthat coccurs cwhen ca csmall cnumber cof cpersons cmeet. cWhen cnurse
work con ccommittees cor cparticipate cin cpatient ccare cconferences, cthey cuse ca csmall cgroup
communication cprocess.
A cnurse cis cstanding cbeside cthe cpatient's cbed.
Nurse: cHow care cyou cdoing?
Patient: cI cdon't cfeel cgood.
Which celement cwill cthe cnurse cidentify cas cfeedback?
a. cNurse
b. cPatient
c. cHow care cyou cdoing?
d. cI cdon't cfeel cgood. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cD
"I cdon't cfeel cgood" cis cthe cfeedback cbecause cthe cfeedback cis cthe cmessage cthe creceiver creturn
sender cis cthe cperson cwho cencodes cand cdelivers cthe cmessage, cand cthe creceiver cis cthe cperso
receives cand cdecodes cthe cmessage. cThe cnurse cis cthe csender. cThe cpatient cis cthe creceiver. c"H
you cdoing?" cis cthe cmessage.
A cnurse cis csitting cat cthe cpatient's cbedside ctaking ca cnursing chistory. cWhich czone cof cpersonal
space cis cthe cnurse cusing?
a. cSocio-consultative
b. cPersonal
c. cIntimate
d. cPublic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cB
Personal cspace cis c18 cinches cto c4 cfeet cand cinvolves cthings csuch cas csitting cat ca cpatient's cbed
taking ca cpatient's cnursing chistory, cor cteaching can cindividual cpatient. cIntimate cspace cis c0 cto c18
inches cand cinvolves cthings csuch cas cperforming ca cphysical cassessment, cbathing, cgrooming,
dressing, cfeeding, cand ctoileting ca cpatient. cThe csocio-consultative czone cis c9 cto c12 cfeet cand cinv
things csuch cas cgiving cdirections cto cvisitors cin cthe challway cand cgiving cverbal creport cto ca cgroup
nurses. cThe cpublic czone cis c12 cfeet cand cgreater cand cinvolves cthings csuch cas cspeaking cat ca
community cforum, ctestifying cat ca clegislative chearing, cor clecturing.
A csmiling cpatient cangrily cstates, c"I cwill cnot ccough cand cdeep cbreathe." cHow cwill cthe cnurse
interpret cthis cfinding?
a. cThe cpatient's cdenotative cmeaning cis cwrong.
b. cThe cpatient's cpersonal cspace cwas cviolated.
c. cThe cpatient's caffect cis cinappropriate.
d. cThe cpatient's cvocabulary cis cpoor. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cC
An cinappropriate caffect cis ca cfacial cexpression cthat cdoes cnot cmatch cthe ccontent cof ca cverbal cm
(e.g., csmiling cwhen cdescribing ca csad csituation). cThe cpatient cis csmiling cbut cis cangry, cwhich
indicates can cinappropriate caffect. cThe cpatient's cpersonal cspace cwas cnot cviolated. cThe cpatient'
vocabulary cis cnot cpoor. cIndividuals cwho cuse ca ccommon clanguage cshare cdenotative
meaning: cbaseball chas cthe csame cmeaning cfor ceveryone cwho cspeaks cEnglish, cbut ccode cdenot
cardiac carrest cprimarily cto chealth ccare cproviders. cThe cpatient's cdenotative cmeaning cis ccorrect c
cough cand cdeep cbreathe.
The cnurse casks ca cpatient cwhere cthe cpain cis, cand cthe cpatient cresponds cby cpointing cto cthe care
pain. cWhich cform cof ccommunication cdid cthe cpatient cuse?
a. cVerbal
b. cNonverbal
, communication ctool cthat chelps cstandardize ccommunication camong chealth ccare cproviders. cSBA
stands cfor cSituation, cBackground, cAssessment, cand cRecommendation.
Before cmeeting cthe cpatient, ca cnurse ctalks cto cother ccaregivers cabout cthe cpatient. cWhich cphase
of cthe chelping crelationship cis cthe cnurse cin cwith cthis cpatient?
a. cPreinteraction
b. cOrientation
c. cWorking
d. cTermination c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cA
The ctime cbefore cthe cnurse cmeets cthe cpatient cis ccalled cthe cpreinteraction cphase. cThis cphase c
involve cthings csuch cas creviewing cavailable cdata, cincluding cthe cmedical cand cnursing chistory,
talking cto cother ccaregivers cwho chave cinformation cabout cthe cpatient, cor canticipating chealth
concerns cor cissues cthat ccan carise. cThe corientation cphase coccurs cwhen cthe cnurse cand cthe cpa
meet cand cget cto cknow cone canother. cThis cphase ccan cinvolve cthings csuch cas csetting cthe ctone
relationship cby cadopting ca cwarm, cempathetic, ccaring cmanner. cThe cworking cphase coccurs cwhe
nurse cand cthe cpatient cwork ctogether cto csolve cproblems cand caccomplish cgoals. cThe cterminatio
phase coccurs cduring cthe cending cof cthe crelationship. cThis cphase ccan cinvolve cthings csuch cas
reminding cthe cpatient cthat ctermination cis cnear.
A cnurse cpreceptor cis cworking cwith ca cstudent cnurse. cWhich cbehavior cby cthe cstudent cnurse cwil
cto cintervene?
a. cThe cstudent cnurse creads cthe cpatient's cplan cof ccare.
b. cThe cstudent cnurse creviews cthe cpatient's cmedical crecord.
c. cThe cstudent cnurse cshares cpatient cinformation cwith ca cfriend.
d. cThe cstudent cnurse cdocuments cmedication cadministered cto cthe cpatient. c- cCORRECT cANS✔
When cyou care ca cstudent cin ca cclinical csetting, cconfidentiality cand ccompliance cwith cthe cHealth
Insurance cPortability cand cAccountability cAct c(HIPAA) care cpart cof cprofessional cpractice. cWhen c
student cnurse cshares cpatient cinformation cwith ca cfriend, cconfidentiality cand cHIPAA cstandards ch
been cviolated, ccausing cthe cpreceptor cto cintervene. cYou ccan creview cyour cpatients' cmedical crec
only cto cseek cinformation cneeded cto cprovide csafe cand ceffective cpatient ccare. cFor cexample, cwh
you care cassigned cto ccare cfor ca cpatient, cyou cneed cto creview cthe cpatient's cmedical crecord cand
care. cYou cdo cnot cshare cthis cinformation cwith cclassmates cand cyou cdo cnot caccess cthe cmedica
records cof cother cpatients con cthe cunit.
2. cA cnurse cexchanges cinformation cwith cthe concoming cnurse cabout ca cpatient's
A cnurse cexchanges cinformation cwith cthe concoming cnurse cabout ca cpatient's ccare. cWhich cactio
did cthe cnurse ccomplete?
a. cA cverbal creport
b. cAn celectronic crecord centry
c. cA creferral
d. cAn cacuity crating c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ANS: cA
Whether cthe ctransfer cof cpatient cinformation coccurs cthrough cverbal creports, celectronic cor cwritte
documents, cyou cneed cto cfollow csome cbasic cprinciples. cReports care cexchanges cof cinformation
among ccaregivers. cA cpatient's celectronic cmedical crecord cor cchart cis ca cconfidential, cpermanent
legal cdocumentation cof cinformation crelevant cto ca cpatient's chealth ccare. cNurses cdocument crefer
(arrangements cfor cthe cservices cof canother ccare cprovider). cNurses cuse cacuity cratings cto cdeterm
the chours cof ccare cand cnumber cof cstaff crequired cfor ca cgiven cgroup cof cpatients cevery cshift cor c
24 chours.
A cnurse cis cauditing cand cmonitoring cpatients' chealth crecords. cWhich caction cis cthe cnurse ctaking
a.
Determining cthe cdegree cto cwhich cstandards cof ccare care cmet cby creviewing cpatients' chealth
records
b. cRealizing cthat ccare cnot cdocumented cin cpatients' chealth crecords cstill cqualifies cas ccare cprovid
c. cBasing creimbursement cupon cthe cdiagnosis-related cgroups cdocumented cin cpatients' crecords
