INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Professional communication skills for Nurses EXAM TESTBANK ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Professional
communication skills for Nurses EXAM TESTBANK
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR


QUESTION: The nurse is caring for a patient who is becoming increasingly short of breath. The

nurse decides to call the physician. Which of the following should the nurse initially do when

speaking with the physician? - ANSWER-State the problem




QUESTION: In regard to informed consent, Which of the following statements is true? -

ANSWER-Consent must be voluntary




QUESTION: Which of the following shows the correct progression of the nursing process' phases

- ANSWER-Assessment, problem identification/diagnosis, outcome identification/planning,

implementation, evaluation




QUESTION: Whose code of ethics for nurses establishes principled guidelines and standards of

practice designed to protect the integrity of patients related to their care, health, safety, and

rights? - ANSWER-American Nurses Association


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QUESTION: A 16 year old unconscious trauma victim arrives in the emergency department with

a life threatening condition and requires emergency surgery. under these circumstances, what

can the nurse correctly assume? - ANSWER-The surgery can be performed without consent.




QUESTION: During a routine visit, the nurse notes that a child has several bruises at various

stages of healing. the child reports" mommy doesn't like me when i don't do my chores ".

Failure to report these finding is an example of what from of nursing malpractice? - ANSWER-

Negligence




QUESTION: Which of the following types of thinking reflects the nursing process? - ANSWER-

Inquiry




QUESTION: The ethical decision-making model where good is defined as maximum welfare or

happiness is known as the - ANSWER-utilitarian model




QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true about the critical thinking process -

ANSWER-it is goal directed




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QUESTION: Personal values are defines as - ANSWER-values shaped by family, religious beliefs,

and years of experience.




QUESTION: The student nurse can best learn the step in critical thinking through - ANSWER-

repeated practice




QUESTION: When communicating with patients, the nurse actively uses listening responses.

which of the following types of listening response should the nurse use? - ANSWER-

Paraphrasing




Q; When conducting an in-service on serious medical errors, the nurse teaches that nearly 70%

of sentinel events are related to - ANSWER-miscommunication




QUESTION: When working on a nursing unit, the nurse recognizes that incomplete

communication errors most often occur during which activity ? - ANSWER-A handoff procedure




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