CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
BY ANNE GRIFFIN PERRY COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ The nurse is assessing a patient who says that she is feeling fine.
The patient, however, is wringing her hands and is teary eyed. The
nurse should respond to the patient in which of the following ways?
Answer: "You seem anxious today. Is there anything on your mind?"
◉ Nonverbal communication incorporates messages conveyed by:
Answer: touch
◉ The patient is an elderly male who had hip surgery 3 days ago. He
states that his hip hurts, but he does not like how the medicine
makes him feel. He believes that he can tolerate the pain better than
he can tolerate the medication. What would be the best response
from the nurse?
Answer: Explain the need for the pain medication, but ask the
patient if he would like the doctor called and the medication
changed.
◉ When comparing therapeutic communication versus social
communication, the professional nurse realizes that therapeutic
communication:
, Answer: is goal directed and patient centered.
◉ The nurse is explaining a procedure to a 2-year-old child. Which is
the best approach to use?
Answer: Using dolls and stories to demonstrate what will be done
◉ The nurse is about to go over the patient's preoperative teaching
per hospital protocol. She finds the patient sitting in bed wringing
her hands, which are sweaty, and acting slightly agitated. The patient
states, "I'm scared that something will go wrong tomorrow." How
should the nurse respond?
Answer: Redirect her focus to dealing with the patient's anxiety.
◉ The nurse is attempting to teach the patient and his family about
his care after discharge. The patient and the family demonstrate
signs of anxiety during the teaching session. The nurse should
consider doing what?
Answer: Repeating information to the patient and the family at a
later time
◉ The patient is an elderly man who was brought to the hospital
from an assisted-living community with complaints of anorexia and
general malaise. The nurse at the assisted-living community
reported that the patient was very ritualistic in his behavior and
fastidious in his dress and always took a shower in the evening
BY ANNE GRIFFIN PERRY COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ The nurse is assessing a patient who says that she is feeling fine.
The patient, however, is wringing her hands and is teary eyed. The
nurse should respond to the patient in which of the following ways?
Answer: "You seem anxious today. Is there anything on your mind?"
◉ Nonverbal communication incorporates messages conveyed by:
Answer: touch
◉ The patient is an elderly male who had hip surgery 3 days ago. He
states that his hip hurts, but he does not like how the medicine
makes him feel. He believes that he can tolerate the pain better than
he can tolerate the medication. What would be the best response
from the nurse?
Answer: Explain the need for the pain medication, but ask the
patient if he would like the doctor called and the medication
changed.
◉ When comparing therapeutic communication versus social
communication, the professional nurse realizes that therapeutic
communication:
, Answer: is goal directed and patient centered.
◉ The nurse is explaining a procedure to a 2-year-old child. Which is
the best approach to use?
Answer: Using dolls and stories to demonstrate what will be done
◉ The nurse is about to go over the patient's preoperative teaching
per hospital protocol. She finds the patient sitting in bed wringing
her hands, which are sweaty, and acting slightly agitated. The patient
states, "I'm scared that something will go wrong tomorrow." How
should the nurse respond?
Answer: Redirect her focus to dealing with the patient's anxiety.
◉ The nurse is attempting to teach the patient and his family about
his care after discharge. The patient and the family demonstrate
signs of anxiety during the teaching session. The nurse should
consider doing what?
Answer: Repeating information to the patient and the family at a
later time
◉ The patient is an elderly man who was brought to the hospital
from an assisted-living community with complaints of anorexia and
general malaise. The nurse at the assisted-living community
reported that the patient was very ritualistic in his behavior and
fastidious in his dress and always took a shower in the evening
