Exam 1: NR302 /NR 302 (Latest 2025 /2026 Update) Health Assessment Review| Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct – Chamberlain.

Exam 1: NR302 /NR 302 (Latest
2025 /2026 Update) Health
Assessment Review| Questions with
Verified Answers | 100% Correct –
Chamberlain.

Question:

The nurse is interviewing her patient. The nurse says to the client "It
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sounds like you do not like your new job because it is more stressful than
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you anticipated." Which of the following types of communication is the
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nurse utilizing? i,-




A) Questioning
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B) Paraphrasing
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C) Attending
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D) Listening?
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Answer:

B) Paraphrasing
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Question:
In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or
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her memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking?
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,A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's
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B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as
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the nurse records what is said.
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C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient,
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resulting in an increased comfort level.
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D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the patient,
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which may increase his or her level of comfort.?
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Answer:

A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's
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nonverbal behaviors. i,-




Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be unavoidable.
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But be aware that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages. It
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breaks eye contact too often, and it shifts attention away from the patient,
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which diminishes his or her sense of importance. It also may interrupt the
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patient's narrative flow, and it impedes the observation of the patient's
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nonverbal behavior. i,-




Question:
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath.
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Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
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A) Reflection
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,B) Facilitation
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C) Direct question
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D) Open-ended question?
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Answer:

D) Open-ended question
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Page: 32 The open-ended question asks for narrative information. It states
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the topic to be discussed but only in general terms. The nurse should use
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it to begin the interview, to introduce a new section of questions, and
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Question:

A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending
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a wellness workshop. On the history form, one of the written questions
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asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This question is an
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example of: i,-




A) talking too much.
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B) using confrontation.
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C) using biased or leading questions.
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D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics.?
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Answer:
C) using biased or leading questions.
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, Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking,
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"You don't smoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than
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another. If the person wants to please someone, he or she is either forced
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to answer in a way corresponding to their implied values or is made to
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feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
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Question:

The Nurse is interviewing their patient. The nurse states "Can you tell me
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exactly what you feel when you are having difficulty catching your
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breath?" Which of the following communication techniques is the nurse
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utilizing?

A) Attending to cues
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B) Paraphrasing
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C) Focusing
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D) Summarazing?
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Answer:
C) Focusing
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Question:
The nurse is obtaining a family health history when the client reports that
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a grandparent has type 1 diabetes. Where can the nurse document this
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information?

A) Present health/ illness
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B) Family Genogram
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C) Past Medical History
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