NURl 253/l NUR253l Examl 1l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Reviewl |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
personall factorsl thatl affectl communication
Answer:
-cognitivel function
-anxiety
-languagel barrier
-education
QUESTION
Environmentall factorsl thatl affectl communication
Answer:
Noise•l
Privacy•l
Uncomfortablel accommodationsl (temper,furniture,l lighting)
QUESTION
relationshipl factorsl thatl affectl communication
Answer:
levell ofl equalityl withinl thel relationship
-Symmetricall (equal)l
,-Unequal
QUESTION
verball communication
Answer:
expressedl inl words
QUESTION
nonverball communication
Answer:
-Tonel "it'sl notl whatl youl said,l buthowl youl saidl it"•l
-Faciall expression
l -Bodyl languagel Connectingl verball andl nonverbal
QUESTION
Usingl silence
Answer:
Givesl thel clientl thel opportunityl tol collectl andl organizel thoughts,l tol thinkl throughl al
point,l orl tol considerl introducingl al topicl ofl greaterl concernl thanl thel onel beingl
discussed.
QUESTION
activel listening
Answer:
Fulll attention,l understanding,l responding.l Noticingl nonverball communication
QUESTION
Clarifyingl techniques
,Answer:
paraphrasing,l restating,l reflecting,l exploring
QUESTION
paraphrasing
Answer:
Restatel backl thel basicl contentl ofl thel patient'smessage,l inl differentl words
QUESTION
restating
Answer:
Differentl froml paraphrasingl inl thatl youl usel thel samel keyl words
QUESTION
reflecting
Answer:
Aidingl thel patientl inl understandingl theirl ownl feelingl sol Thel patientl becomesl awarel ofl
theirl feelingsl andl theyl arel encouragedl tol ownl thosel feelings
QUESTION
exploring
Answer:
examiningl al topicl onl al deeperl depth
QUESTION
open-endedl questions
, Answer:
Questionsl forl whichl thel patientl mustl providel detaill tol givel anl answer.
QUESTION
close-endedl questions
Answer:
Questionsl thatl canl bel answeredl inl shortl orl single-wordl responses.
-usedl sparingly
QUESTION
projectivel questions
Answer:
usesl "whatl if"l orl similarl questionsl tol assistl clientsl inl exploringl feelingsl andl tol gainl
greaterl understandingl ofl problemsl andl possiblel solutions
QUESTION
Miraclel Question
Answer:
Al techniquel thatl asksl clientsl tol imaginel howl thingsl wouldl bel differentl ifl theyl wokel
upl tomorrowl andl theirl probleml wasl solved.l Solution-focusedl therapistsl usel thel miraclel
questionl tol helpl clientsl identifyl goalsl andl potentiall solutions.
QUESTION
Excessivel questioning
Answer:
-askingl multiplel questionsl (close-endedl orl rapidly)
-conveysl lackl orl respect
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Reviewl |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
personall factorsl thatl affectl communication
Answer:
-cognitivel function
-anxiety
-languagel barrier
-education
QUESTION
Environmentall factorsl thatl affectl communication
Answer:
Noise•l
Privacy•l
Uncomfortablel accommodationsl (temper,furniture,l lighting)
QUESTION
relationshipl factorsl thatl affectl communication
Answer:
levell ofl equalityl withinl thel relationship
-Symmetricall (equal)l
,-Unequal
QUESTION
verball communication
Answer:
expressedl inl words
QUESTION
nonverball communication
Answer:
-Tonel "it'sl notl whatl youl said,l buthowl youl saidl it"•l
-Faciall expression
l -Bodyl languagel Connectingl verball andl nonverbal
QUESTION
Usingl silence
Answer:
Givesl thel clientl thel opportunityl tol collectl andl organizel thoughts,l tol thinkl throughl al
point,l orl tol considerl introducingl al topicl ofl greaterl concernl thanl thel onel beingl
discussed.
QUESTION
activel listening
Answer:
Fulll attention,l understanding,l responding.l Noticingl nonverball communication
QUESTION
Clarifyingl techniques
,Answer:
paraphrasing,l restating,l reflecting,l exploring
QUESTION
paraphrasing
Answer:
Restatel backl thel basicl contentl ofl thel patient'smessage,l inl differentl words
QUESTION
restating
Answer:
Differentl froml paraphrasingl inl thatl youl usel thel samel keyl words
QUESTION
reflecting
Answer:
Aidingl thel patientl inl understandingl theirl ownl feelingl sol Thel patientl becomesl awarel ofl
theirl feelingsl andl theyl arel encouragedl tol ownl thosel feelings
QUESTION
exploring
Answer:
examiningl al topicl onl al deeperl depth
QUESTION
open-endedl questions
, Answer:
Questionsl forl whichl thel patientl mustl providel detaill tol givel anl answer.
QUESTION
close-endedl questions
Answer:
Questionsl thatl canl bel answeredl inl shortl orl single-wordl responses.
-usedl sparingly
QUESTION
projectivel questions
Answer:
usesl "whatl if"l orl similarl questionsl tol assistl clientsl inl exploringl feelingsl andl tol gainl
greaterl understandingl ofl problemsl andl possiblel solutions
QUESTION
Miraclel Question
Answer:
Al techniquel thatl asksl clientsl tol imaginel howl thingsl wouldl bel differentl ifl theyl wokel
upl tomorrowl andl theirl probleml wasl solved.l Solution-focusedl therapistsl usel thel miraclel
questionl tol helpl clientsl identifyl goalsl andl potentiall solutions.
QUESTION
Excessivel questioning
Answer:
-askingl multiplel questionsl (close-endedl orl rapidly)
-conveysl lackl orl respect
