INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Professional communication skills for Nurses Exam NEWEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Professional communication skills for
Nurses Exam NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR


QUESTION: A patient is admitted to the hospital for unsteady gait resulting in frequent falls.

What is a circular question that the nurse could ask this patient? - ANSWER-"How will this

hospitalization affect your family?"




QUESTION: As the nurse communicates with a patient, the feedback provided by the nurse

should be - ANSWER-specific and focused on observed behavior




QUESTION: A patient states, " I don't know about taking this medicine the doctor is putting me

on. I've never had to take medication before, and now i have to take it twice a day". The nurses

responses is," it sounds like you don't know what to expect from taking the medication" The

nurse's response is an example of which concept? - ANSWER-Paraphrasing




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QUESTION: Which of the following is a description of metacommunication? - ANSWER-

Nonverbal and verbal communication




QUESTION: Which is an appropriate description of denotation - ANSWER-A generalized

meaning assigned to a word




QUESTION: A patient states they are feeling fine, but the nurse observes that their body

posture is tense and there is a frown on their face. The nurse suspects that the patient is

experiencing pain based on knowledge of component of communication? - ANSWER-Kinesics




QUESTION: The nurse is assessing a newly admitted Native American patient. When assessing

the patient's perception of touch, the nurse should - ANSWER-ask the patient for permission to

touch




QUESTION: In relation to gender differences in communicating, which statement is true -

ANSWER-Women smile more often


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

sentinel events are related to - ANSWER-miscommunication



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

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




QUESTION: When calling a healthcare provider, the nurse provides their name, the unit and

hospital the call is being made from, the patient's name, and that the patient is having trouble

breathing. The nurse is demonstrating which step in the SBAR format for communicating with a

patient's primary care provider (PCP) - ANSWER-Situation




QUESTION: A nurse recognizes that strategies for clear, accurate communication to promote

patient safety include which of the following? - ANSWER-Establishing a safe environment




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



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