CHAPTER 10 COMMUNICATION
AND THE THERAPEUTIC
RELATIONSHIP LATEST UPDATE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
Which communication technique does a nurse use in
establishing trust and developing empathy?
a) Confrontation
b) Doubt
c) Observation
d) Acceptance - Answer: d) Acceptance
The client is getting ready to be discharged from the psychiatry
unit. A nurse and client has just completed reviewing the client's
take-home medications. The nurse is exemplifying which role
during this intervention?
a) Caregiver
,b) Advocate
c) Teacher
d) Parent surrogate - Answer: c) Teacher
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is engaged in communication
with a client. Which nonverbal behavior by the nurse would
convey a positive message? Select all that apply.
a) Nurse stands next to client sitting in a chair
b) Nurse crosses arms in front of the chest.
c) Nurse sits at the same eye level as the client.
d) Nurse sits upright with back rigidly straight.
e) Nurse leans slightly forward in the chair. - Answer: c) Nurse
sits at the same eye level as the client.
e) Nurse leans slightly forward in the chair.
Which nursing response would likely inhibit communication and
be nontherapeutic in helping the client achieve treatment goals
related to improving poor self-esteem?
a) "If you are serious about getting better you need to get a job
and support yourself."
,b) "All people have good qualities and you certainly have talents
to be proud of."
c) "I cannot promise things will improve, but I can assure you we
are here to support you."
d) "Life presents everyone with challenges that we need to work
at overcoming." - Answer: a) "If you are serious about getting
better you need to get a job and support yourself."
A client experienced physical abuse by his father when he was a
child. The client explains some of the intense financial and
interpersonal stress that his father was experiencing at the time
and describes the relationship between psychosocial stress and
abuse. How should the nurse best interpret the client's
statement?
a) The client has likely processed this trauma successfully as
evidenced by his ability to discuss it
b) The client has delusions about the circumstances surrounding
his abuse
c) The client is in denial that his father's actions were abusive
d) The client is intellectualizing this traumatic event in order to
deal with the emotions involved - Answer: d) The client is
intellectualizing this traumatic event in order to deal with the
emotions involved
, While the nurse and client are in a therapy session, the nurse
says to the client, "You become very anxious when we start
talking about your drinking." Which technique is the nurse
using?
a) Making an observation
b) Verbalizing the implied
c) Confronting behavior
d) Translating into feelings - Answer: a) Making an observation
The nurse is providing care for a group of clients diagnosed with
and being treated for anxiety and depression. Which nursing
statement(s) identifies an action associated with the orientation
phase of the nurse-client relationship? Select all that apply.
a) "Our main goal is to discuss the things that tend to trigger
your symptoms."
b) "We will meet each Monday and Wednesday at 11:30 am for
45 minutes."
c) "Today we will spend time working on relaxation techniques."
d) "So you feel that your relationship with your siblings causes
your depression."
AND THE THERAPEUTIC
RELATIONSHIP LATEST UPDATE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
Which communication technique does a nurse use in
establishing trust and developing empathy?
a) Confrontation
b) Doubt
c) Observation
d) Acceptance - Answer: d) Acceptance
The client is getting ready to be discharged from the psychiatry
unit. A nurse and client has just completed reviewing the client's
take-home medications. The nurse is exemplifying which role
during this intervention?
a) Caregiver
,b) Advocate
c) Teacher
d) Parent surrogate - Answer: c) Teacher
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is engaged in communication
with a client. Which nonverbal behavior by the nurse would
convey a positive message? Select all that apply.
a) Nurse stands next to client sitting in a chair
b) Nurse crosses arms in front of the chest.
c) Nurse sits at the same eye level as the client.
d) Nurse sits upright with back rigidly straight.
e) Nurse leans slightly forward in the chair. - Answer: c) Nurse
sits at the same eye level as the client.
e) Nurse leans slightly forward in the chair.
Which nursing response would likely inhibit communication and
be nontherapeutic in helping the client achieve treatment goals
related to improving poor self-esteem?
a) "If you are serious about getting better you need to get a job
and support yourself."
,b) "All people have good qualities and you certainly have talents
to be proud of."
c) "I cannot promise things will improve, but I can assure you we
are here to support you."
d) "Life presents everyone with challenges that we need to work
at overcoming." - Answer: a) "If you are serious about getting
better you need to get a job and support yourself."
A client experienced physical abuse by his father when he was a
child. The client explains some of the intense financial and
interpersonal stress that his father was experiencing at the time
and describes the relationship between psychosocial stress and
abuse. How should the nurse best interpret the client's
statement?
a) The client has likely processed this trauma successfully as
evidenced by his ability to discuss it
b) The client has delusions about the circumstances surrounding
his abuse
c) The client is in denial that his father's actions were abusive
d) The client is intellectualizing this traumatic event in order to
deal with the emotions involved - Answer: d) The client is
intellectualizing this traumatic event in order to deal with the
emotions involved
, While the nurse and client are in a therapy session, the nurse
says to the client, "You become very anxious when we start
talking about your drinking." Which technique is the nurse
using?
a) Making an observation
b) Verbalizing the implied
c) Confronting behavior
d) Translating into feelings - Answer: a) Making an observation
The nurse is providing care for a group of clients diagnosed with
and being treated for anxiety and depression. Which nursing
statement(s) identifies an action associated with the orientation
phase of the nurse-client relationship? Select all that apply.
a) "Our main goal is to discuss the things that tend to trigger
your symptoms."
b) "We will meet each Monday and Wednesday at 11:30 am for
45 minutes."
c) "Today we will spend time working on relaxation techniques."
d) "So you feel that your relationship with your siblings causes
your depression."
