NSG 3450 Exam 2 Class Review questions with
answers
The nurse is interviewing a client admitted to an inpatient
psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of depressive disorder. Which is the
primary goal in the assessment phase of the nursing process for this
client?
A. To build trust and rapport.
B. To identify goals and outcomes.
C. To collect and organize information.
D. To identify and validate the medical diagnosis. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. To build trust and rapport.
Which nursing intervention would establish trust with a client who
is experiencing concrete thinking?
A. Being consistent in adhering to unit guidelines.
B. Calling the client by name.
C. Sharing what the client is feeling.
D. Teaching the meaning of any idioms used. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. Being consistent in adhering to unit guidelines.
,Which is a nursing intervention that would promote the
development of trust in the nurse-client relationship?
A. Simply and clearly providing reasons for policies and procedures.
B. Calling the client by name and title such as "Mr. Hawkins."
C. Striving to understand the motivations behind the client's
behavior.
D. Taking the client's ideas into consideration when planning care. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Simply and clearly providing reasons
for policies and procedures.
In a psychiatric inpatient setting, the nurse observes an adolescent
client's peers calling the client names. In this context, which
statement by the nurse exemplifies the concept of empathy?
A. "I can see that you are upset. Tell me how you feel."
B. "Your peers are being insensitive. I would be upset also."
C. "I used to be called names as a child. I know it can hurt feelings."
D. "I get angry when people are treated cruelly." - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. "I can see that you are upset. Tell me how you
feel."
, Which is the goal for the orientation phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
A. Explore self-perceptions.
B. Establish trust.
C. Promote change.
D. Evaluate goal attainment. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Establish
trust.
On an inpatient psychiatric unit, a client states, "I want to learn
better ways to handle my anger." This interaction is most likely to
occur in which phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A. Pre-interaction phase.
B. Orientation (introductory) phase.
C. Working phase.
D. Termination phase.. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Orientation
(introductory) phase.
The nurse helps a client practice various techniques of assertive
communication by giving positive feedback for improvement of
passive-aggressive interactions. This intervention would occur in
which phase of the nurse-client relationship?
answers
The nurse is interviewing a client admitted to an inpatient
psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of depressive disorder. Which is the
primary goal in the assessment phase of the nursing process for this
client?
A. To build trust and rapport.
B. To identify goals and outcomes.
C. To collect and organize information.
D. To identify and validate the medical diagnosis. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. To build trust and rapport.
Which nursing intervention would establish trust with a client who
is experiencing concrete thinking?
A. Being consistent in adhering to unit guidelines.
B. Calling the client by name.
C. Sharing what the client is feeling.
D. Teaching the meaning of any idioms used. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. Being consistent in adhering to unit guidelines.
,Which is a nursing intervention that would promote the
development of trust in the nurse-client relationship?
A. Simply and clearly providing reasons for policies and procedures.
B. Calling the client by name and title such as "Mr. Hawkins."
C. Striving to understand the motivations behind the client's
behavior.
D. Taking the client's ideas into consideration when planning care. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Simply and clearly providing reasons
for policies and procedures.
In a psychiatric inpatient setting, the nurse observes an adolescent
client's peers calling the client names. In this context, which
statement by the nurse exemplifies the concept of empathy?
A. "I can see that you are upset. Tell me how you feel."
B. "Your peers are being insensitive. I would be upset also."
C. "I used to be called names as a child. I know it can hurt feelings."
D. "I get angry when people are treated cruelly." - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. "I can see that you are upset. Tell me how you
feel."
, Which is the goal for the orientation phase of the nurse-client
relationship?
A. Explore self-perceptions.
B. Establish trust.
C. Promote change.
D. Evaluate goal attainment. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Establish
trust.
On an inpatient psychiatric unit, a client states, "I want to learn
better ways to handle my anger." This interaction is most likely to
occur in which phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A. Pre-interaction phase.
B. Orientation (introductory) phase.
C. Working phase.
D. Termination phase.. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Orientation
(introductory) phase.
The nurse helps a client practice various techniques of assertive
communication by giving positive feedback for improvement of
passive-aggressive interactions. This intervention would occur in
which phase of the nurse-client relationship?
