NRSG 2220 TERMS EXAM QUETSIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Restatement |- |Answer |relates |to |the |content |of |the |communication
-ask |patients |to |elaborate
Reflection |- |Answer |Summarizing |main |themes |of |communication
Elaboration |- |Answer |Assists |patients |to |more |completely |describe |difficulties
Silence |- |Answer |purposefully |allow |patients |time |to |gather |thoughts, |provide |accurate
|answers
Focusing |- |Answer |Redirecting |patients |to |pertinent |topic |being |discussed
Claification |- |Answer |Questions |to |ascertain |patients |meaning |when |word |choice |or
|ideas |are |unclear
Summarizing |- |Answer |reviewing |and |condensing |important |information |into |two |or |three
|most |important |findings
Preinteraction |phase |- |Answer |compiling |existing |data; |preparing |for |patient |interview
|from |existing |medical |records
Beginning |phase |- |Answer |introduction; |state |purpose |for |interview
Working |phase |- |Answer |Closed-ended |or |direct |questions: |specific |information |Open-
ended |questions: |broad |answers |in |patient's |own |words; |avoid |"why" |questions
, Closing |phase |- |Answer |summarizing, |stating |most |important |two |to |three |problems |or
|patterns
Primary |data |source |- |Answer |Patient, |Subjective |Data
Secondary |data |source |- |Answer |family |members, |significant |others, |medical |records
We |lose |heat |primarily |through |- |Answer |Skin
Radiation |- |Answer |Energy |that |is |radiated |or |transmitted |in |the |form |of |rays |or |waves |or
|particles.
Convection |- |Answer |the |transfer |of |heat |by |the |motion |of |matter, |such |as |by |moving |air |or
|water
Evaporation |- |Answer |The |change |of |a |substance |from |a |liquid |to |a |gas
Conduction |- |Answer |The |direct |transfer |of |heat |from |one |substance |to |another |substance
|that |it |is |touching.
Afebrile |- |Answer |without |fever
Pyrexia |- |Answer |fever
Intermittent |fever |- |Answer |Fluctuating |fever |that |returns |to |or |below |baseline |then |rises
|again.
Remittent |fever |- |Answer |Fluctuating, |remains |elevated |and |does |not |return |to |baseline
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Restatement |- |Answer |relates |to |the |content |of |the |communication
-ask |patients |to |elaborate
Reflection |- |Answer |Summarizing |main |themes |of |communication
Elaboration |- |Answer |Assists |patients |to |more |completely |describe |difficulties
Silence |- |Answer |purposefully |allow |patients |time |to |gather |thoughts, |provide |accurate
|answers
Focusing |- |Answer |Redirecting |patients |to |pertinent |topic |being |discussed
Claification |- |Answer |Questions |to |ascertain |patients |meaning |when |word |choice |or
|ideas |are |unclear
Summarizing |- |Answer |reviewing |and |condensing |important |information |into |two |or |three
|most |important |findings
Preinteraction |phase |- |Answer |compiling |existing |data; |preparing |for |patient |interview
|from |existing |medical |records
Beginning |phase |- |Answer |introduction; |state |purpose |for |interview
Working |phase |- |Answer |Closed-ended |or |direct |questions: |specific |information |Open-
ended |questions: |broad |answers |in |patient's |own |words; |avoid |"why" |questions
, Closing |phase |- |Answer |summarizing, |stating |most |important |two |to |three |problems |or
|patterns
Primary |data |source |- |Answer |Patient, |Subjective |Data
Secondary |data |source |- |Answer |family |members, |significant |others, |medical |records
We |lose |heat |primarily |through |- |Answer |Skin
Radiation |- |Answer |Energy |that |is |radiated |or |transmitted |in |the |form |of |rays |or |waves |or
|particles.
Convection |- |Answer |the |transfer |of |heat |by |the |motion |of |matter, |such |as |by |moving |air |or
|water
Evaporation |- |Answer |The |change |of |a |substance |from |a |liquid |to |a |gas
Conduction |- |Answer |The |direct |transfer |of |heat |from |one |substance |to |another |substance
|that |it |is |touching.
Afebrile |- |Answer |without |fever
Pyrexia |- |Answer |fever
Intermittent |fever |- |Answer |Fluctuating |fever |that |returns |to |or |below |baseline |then |rises
|again.
Remittent |fever |- |Answer |Fluctuating, |remains |elevated |and |does |not |return |to |baseline
