NUR 521: EXAM 2 INTERACTIVE
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
pre orientation phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -prepare for your assignment (review chart &
research condition)
orientation phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -nurse conducts the initial interview
working phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -nurse and patient identify and explore areas that are
causing problems in the patient life
termination phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -may occur when patient is discharged, part of the
process is to discuss the patient's plans for the future
boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS -accepted social, physical, and psychological boundaries that
separate nurses from their patients.
power, authority - CORRECT ANSWERS -boundaries are essential to establish a _____ differential
and a sense of _______
blurred boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS -(1) when the relationship slips into a social context
(2) when the nurse needs (attention, affection, and emotional needs) are met at the expense of
the patient's needs
transference - CORRECT ANSWERS -when the patient unconsciously and inappropriately
displaces into the nurses feelings and behaviors related to significant figures in the patients past
,countertransference - CORRECT ANSWERS -transference in reverse. when the nurse
unconsciously displaces feelings related to significant figures in the nurses past onto the patient.
silence - CORRECT ANSWERS -appropriately, i.e. meaningful moments of reflection and client
disorders/medications slowing their thought process.
active listening - CORRECT ANSWERS -nurse fully concentrates, understands, responds and
remembers what the patient is saying verbally and non-verbally.
accepting - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Uh-huh", "I follow what you are saying"
giving recognition - CORRECT ANSWERS -"You've combed your hair today"
offering self - CORRECT ANSWERS -"I'll stay here and sit with you a while"
general leads - CORRECT ANSWERS -"And then?"
broad openings - CORRECT ANSWERS -Where would you like to begin?"
placing events in time or sequence - CORRECT ANSWERS -"What happened before?"
making observations - CORRECT ANSWERS -"You appear tense"
encouraging description of perception - CORRECT ANSWERS -"What do these voices seem to be
saying"
encouraging comparison - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Was it something like...?"
, focusing - CORRECT ANSWERS -"This point you are making about leaving school seems worth
looking at more closely"
giving information - CORRECT ANSWERS -"This medication is for..."
presenting reality - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Your mother is not here; I am a nurse"
voicing doubt - CORRECT ANSWERS -"That's hard to believe"
seeking consensual validation - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Tell me whether my understanding agrees
with yours"
encouraging evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS -"How do you feel about...?"
translate feelings - CORRECT ANSWERS -Patient: "I am dead inside" Nurse: Are you saying you
feel lifeless?"
suggesting collaboration - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Perhaps you and I can discover what produces
your anxiety?"
summarizing - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Have I got this straight?"
encouraging formulating an action plan - CORRECT ANSWERS -"The next time this comes up,
what might you do to handle it?"
questions - CORRECT ANSWERS -open-ended, close-ended, projective, miracle
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
pre orientation phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -prepare for your assignment (review chart &
research condition)
orientation phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -nurse conducts the initial interview
working phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -nurse and patient identify and explore areas that are
causing problems in the patient life
termination phase - CORRECT ANSWERS -may occur when patient is discharged, part of the
process is to discuss the patient's plans for the future
boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS -accepted social, physical, and psychological boundaries that
separate nurses from their patients.
power, authority - CORRECT ANSWERS -boundaries are essential to establish a _____ differential
and a sense of _______
blurred boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS -(1) when the relationship slips into a social context
(2) when the nurse needs (attention, affection, and emotional needs) are met at the expense of
the patient's needs
transference - CORRECT ANSWERS -when the patient unconsciously and inappropriately
displaces into the nurses feelings and behaviors related to significant figures in the patients past
,countertransference - CORRECT ANSWERS -transference in reverse. when the nurse
unconsciously displaces feelings related to significant figures in the nurses past onto the patient.
silence - CORRECT ANSWERS -appropriately, i.e. meaningful moments of reflection and client
disorders/medications slowing their thought process.
active listening - CORRECT ANSWERS -nurse fully concentrates, understands, responds and
remembers what the patient is saying verbally and non-verbally.
accepting - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Uh-huh", "I follow what you are saying"
giving recognition - CORRECT ANSWERS -"You've combed your hair today"
offering self - CORRECT ANSWERS -"I'll stay here and sit with you a while"
general leads - CORRECT ANSWERS -"And then?"
broad openings - CORRECT ANSWERS -Where would you like to begin?"
placing events in time or sequence - CORRECT ANSWERS -"What happened before?"
making observations - CORRECT ANSWERS -"You appear tense"
encouraging description of perception - CORRECT ANSWERS -"What do these voices seem to be
saying"
encouraging comparison - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Was it something like...?"
, focusing - CORRECT ANSWERS -"This point you are making about leaving school seems worth
looking at more closely"
giving information - CORRECT ANSWERS -"This medication is for..."
presenting reality - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Your mother is not here; I am a nurse"
voicing doubt - CORRECT ANSWERS -"That's hard to believe"
seeking consensual validation - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Tell me whether my understanding agrees
with yours"
encouraging evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS -"How do you feel about...?"
translate feelings - CORRECT ANSWERS -Patient: "I am dead inside" Nurse: Are you saying you
feel lifeless?"
suggesting collaboration - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Perhaps you and I can discover what produces
your anxiety?"
summarizing - CORRECT ANSWERS -"Have I got this straight?"
encouraging formulating an action plan - CORRECT ANSWERS -"The next time this comes up,
what might you do to handle it?"
questions - CORRECT ANSWERS -open-ended, close-ended, projective, miracle
