NR668 VISE MOCK INTERVIEW SCRIPT &
DIAGNOSIS ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ ______ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of the other
person's feelings within a communication context
A) Empathy
B) Liking others
C) Facilitation
D) A Nonverbal listening technique. Answer: A) Empathy: means
viewing the world from the other persons inner frame of reference
while remaining you. Recognition of another persons feelings
without criticism.
(pg. 28 Jarvis)
◉ You conduct an admission interview. Because you are expecting a
phone call, you stand near the door. Which would be a more
appropriate approach?
,A) Arrange to have someone page you so you can sit on the side of
the bed
B) Have someone answer the phone so you can sit facing the patient
C) Use this approach given the circumstances
D) Arrange for time free of interuptions after the initial physical
examination is complete. Answer: B) Have someone answer the
phone so you can sit facing the patient
Refuse Interruptions: Inform support staff of your interview and ask
them not to interupt you during this time. Any interuption can
destroy any rapport you had previously built.
Sit eye level with patient and avoid barriers such as desks, and avoid
standing, standing assumes superiority and takes away control from
the patient. Keep a distance of 4 to 5 feet for personal space.
(pg.29 Jarvis)
◉ A patient asks the nurse, "May I ask you a question?" This is an
example of:
A) An open-ended question
B) A reflective question
C) A closed question
, D) A double-barreled question. Answer: C) A closed question: elicits
a "yes" or "no" answer or a forced choice.
**Avoid Double-barreled questions are questions that ask more than
one question, to where a "yes" or "no" answer would not fully satisfy
the question
(pg. 32 Jarvis)
◉ Which statement best describes interpretation as a
communication technique?
A) interpretation is the same as clarification
B) interpretation is a summary of a statement made by the patient
C) interpretation is used to focus on a particular aspect of what the
patient has just said
D) interpretation is based on the interviewer's inference from the
data that have been presented. Answer: D) interpretation is based
on the interviewer's inference from the data that have been
presented
Interpretation links events, makes associations and implies cause,
not based on directly observations but instead on inference or
conclusion, you interpretation may be incorrect but helps promt
further discussion
DIAGNOSIS ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ ______ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of the other
person's feelings within a communication context
A) Empathy
B) Liking others
C) Facilitation
D) A Nonverbal listening technique. Answer: A) Empathy: means
viewing the world from the other persons inner frame of reference
while remaining you. Recognition of another persons feelings
without criticism.
(pg. 28 Jarvis)
◉ You conduct an admission interview. Because you are expecting a
phone call, you stand near the door. Which would be a more
appropriate approach?
,A) Arrange to have someone page you so you can sit on the side of
the bed
B) Have someone answer the phone so you can sit facing the patient
C) Use this approach given the circumstances
D) Arrange for time free of interuptions after the initial physical
examination is complete. Answer: B) Have someone answer the
phone so you can sit facing the patient
Refuse Interruptions: Inform support staff of your interview and ask
them not to interupt you during this time. Any interuption can
destroy any rapport you had previously built.
Sit eye level with patient and avoid barriers such as desks, and avoid
standing, standing assumes superiority and takes away control from
the patient. Keep a distance of 4 to 5 feet for personal space.
(pg.29 Jarvis)
◉ A patient asks the nurse, "May I ask you a question?" This is an
example of:
A) An open-ended question
B) A reflective question
C) A closed question
, D) A double-barreled question. Answer: C) A closed question: elicits
a "yes" or "no" answer or a forced choice.
**Avoid Double-barreled questions are questions that ask more than
one question, to where a "yes" or "no" answer would not fully satisfy
the question
(pg. 32 Jarvis)
◉ Which statement best describes interpretation as a
communication technique?
A) interpretation is the same as clarification
B) interpretation is a summary of a statement made by the patient
C) interpretation is used to focus on a particular aspect of what the
patient has just said
D) interpretation is based on the interviewer's inference from the
data that have been presented. Answer: D) interpretation is based
on the interviewer's inference from the data that have been
presented
Interpretation links events, makes associations and implies cause,
not based on directly observations but instead on inference or
conclusion, you interpretation may be incorrect but helps promt
further discussion
