NUR 168 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST NUR
168 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
A nurse tells a client, "Aren't you going to get out of bed or are you just going to sleep all day and night?"
This is an example of which barrier to communication? - ANS ✔✔Using judgmental or belittling language
A nurse tells a client that she will come back in 10 minutes to reassess the client's pain. When the nurse
returns in 10 minutes, which aspect of the therapeutic relationship is the nurse developing? - ANS
✔✔Trust
A nurse touches a client's hand to indicate caring and support. What channel of communication is the
nurse using? - ANS ✔✔Kinesthetic
A nurse uses the SBAR method to hand off the communication to the health care team. Which of the
following might be listed under the "B" of the acronym? - ANS ✔✔Mental Status
A nursing student caring for an unconscious client knows that communication is important even if the
client does not respond. Which nonverbal action by the nursing student would communicate caring? -
ANS ✔✔holding the client's hand while talking
The family of a client in a burn unit asks the nurse for information. The nurse sits with the family and
discusses their concerns. What type of communication is this? - ANS ✔✔Interpersonal
The nurse has engaged the services of an interpreter when interviewing a client who speaks a language
that the nurse does not understand. The interpreter is functioning in which role during the
communication process? - ANS ✔✔Communication channel
The nurse has entered a client's room after receiving a morning report. The nurse rapidly assessed the
client's airway, breathing, and circulation and greeted the client by saying "Good morning." The client
has made no reciprocal response to the nurse. How should the nurse best respond to the client's
silence? - ANS ✔✔The nurse should ask appropriate questions to understand the reasons for the client's
silence.
The nurse has entered a client's room and observes that the client is hunched over and appears to be
breathing rapidly. What type of question should the nurse first implement in this interaction? - ANS
✔✔A yes/no question
The nurse is attempting to develop therapeutic nurse-client relationship with a newly admitted client.
What expectations does the nurse have when developing the relationship? - ANS ✔✔The nurse is
accountable for the outcome.
The primary care provider is yelling at the nurse in the client's room because the client has not received
an intravenous antibiotic. Which statement by the nurse demonstrates assertiveness? - ANS ✔✔"Let's go
to the nurses' station, and I will explain."
168 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
A nurse tells a client, "Aren't you going to get out of bed or are you just going to sleep all day and night?"
This is an example of which barrier to communication? - ANS ✔✔Using judgmental or belittling language
A nurse tells a client that she will come back in 10 minutes to reassess the client's pain. When the nurse
returns in 10 minutes, which aspect of the therapeutic relationship is the nurse developing? - ANS
✔✔Trust
A nurse touches a client's hand to indicate caring and support. What channel of communication is the
nurse using? - ANS ✔✔Kinesthetic
A nurse uses the SBAR method to hand off the communication to the health care team. Which of the
following might be listed under the "B" of the acronym? - ANS ✔✔Mental Status
A nursing student caring for an unconscious client knows that communication is important even if the
client does not respond. Which nonverbal action by the nursing student would communicate caring? -
ANS ✔✔holding the client's hand while talking
The family of a client in a burn unit asks the nurse for information. The nurse sits with the family and
discusses their concerns. What type of communication is this? - ANS ✔✔Interpersonal
The nurse has engaged the services of an interpreter when interviewing a client who speaks a language
that the nurse does not understand. The interpreter is functioning in which role during the
communication process? - ANS ✔✔Communication channel
The nurse has entered a client's room after receiving a morning report. The nurse rapidly assessed the
client's airway, breathing, and circulation and greeted the client by saying "Good morning." The client
has made no reciprocal response to the nurse. How should the nurse best respond to the client's
silence? - ANS ✔✔The nurse should ask appropriate questions to understand the reasons for the client's
silence.
The nurse has entered a client's room and observes that the client is hunched over and appears to be
breathing rapidly. What type of question should the nurse first implement in this interaction? - ANS
✔✔A yes/no question
The nurse is attempting to develop therapeutic nurse-client relationship with a newly admitted client.
What expectations does the nurse have when developing the relationship? - ANS ✔✔The nurse is
accountable for the outcome.
The primary care provider is yelling at the nurse in the client's room because the client has not received
an intravenous antibiotic. Which statement by the nurse demonstrates assertiveness? - ANS ✔✔"Let's go
to the nurses' station, and I will explain."
