ATI PN PEDIATRICS PROCTORED EXAM

ATI PN PEDIATRICS PROCTORED EXAM
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1. Avnursevbelievesvthatvthevnurse-
patientvrelationshipvisvavpartnershipvandvthatvbothvarevequalvparticipants.vWhichvtermvshouldvt
hevnursevusevtovdescribevthisvbelief?
a. Criticalvthinking

b. Authentic
c. Mutuality

d. Attend



ANS:vC
Effectivevinterpersonalvcommunicationvrequiresvavsensevofvmutuality,vavbeliefvthatvthevnurse-
vpatientvrelationshipvisvavpartnershipvandvthatvboth varevequalvparticipants.vCriticalvthinkingvi

nvnursing,vbasedvonvestablishedvstandardsvofvnursingvcarevandvethicalvstandards,vpromotesv
effectivevcommunicationvandvusesvstandardsvsuchvasvhumility,vself-
confidence,vindependentvattitude,vandvfairness.vTovbevauthenticv(one’svself)vandvtovrespond
vappropriatelyvtovthevothervpersonvarevimportant vforvinterpersonal vrelationshipsvbutvdovnotv

meanvmutuality.vAttendingvisvgivingvallvofvyourvattentionvtovthevpatient.
2. Avnursevwantsvtovpresentvinformationvaboutvfluvimmunizationsvtovthevoldervadultsvinvthevcommunity.v
Whichvtypevofvcommunicationvshouldvthevnursevuse?
a. Public
b. Smallvgroup
c. Interpersonal

d. Intrapersonal



ANS:vA
Publicvcommunicationvisvinteractionvwithvanvaudience.vNursesvhavevopportunitiesvtovspeakv
withvgroupsvofvconsumersvaboutvhealth-
relatedvtopics,vpresentvscholarlyvworkvtovcolleaguesvatvconferences,vorvleadvclassroomvdi
scussionsvwithvpeersvorvstudents.vWhenvnursesvworkvonvcommitteesvorvparticipatevinvpati
entvcarevconferences,vtheyvusevavsmallvgroupvcommunicationvprocess.vInterpersonalvcom
municationvisvone-on-
onevinteractionvbetweenvavnursevandvanothervpersonvthatvoftenvoccursvfacevtovface.vIntrap
ersonalvcommunicationvisvavpowerfulvformvofvcommunicationvthatvyouvusevasvavprofessi
onalvnurse.vThisvlevelvofvcommunicationvisvalsovcalledvself-vtalk.
3. Avnursevisvusingvtherapeuticvcommunicationvwithvavpatient.vWhichvtechniquevwillvthevnursevusevtov
ensureveffectivevcommunication?
Interpersonalvcommunicationvtovchangevnegativevself-talkvtovpositive

a. self-talk
b. Smallvgroupvcommunicationvtovpresentvinformationvtovanvaudience
c. Electronicvcommunicationvtovassessvavpatientvinvanothervcity
d. Intrapersonalvcommunicationvtovbuildvstrongvteams



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,ANS:vC




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Electronicvcommunicationvisvthevusevofvtechnologyvtovcreatevongoingvrelationshipsvwith
vpatients vandvtheirvhealthvcarevteam.vIntrapersonal vcommunicationvisvself-

talk.vInterpersonalvcommunicationvisvone-on-
onevinteractionvbetweenvavnursevandvanothervpersonvthatvoftenvoccursvfacevtovface.vP
ublicvcommunicationvisvusedvtovpresentvinformationvtovanvaudience.vSmallvgroupvco
mmunicationvisvinteractionvthatvoccursvwhenvavsmallvnumbervofvpersonsvmeet.vWhen
vnursesvworkvonvcommittees vorvparticipatevinvpatientvcarevconferences,vtheyvusevavs

mallvgroupvcommunicationvprocess.
4. Avnursevisvstandingvbesidevthevpatient’svbed.
Nurse:vHowvarevyouvdoing?
Patient:vIvdon’tvfeelvgood.

Whichvelementvwillvthevnursevidentifyvasvfeedback?
a. Nurse
b. Patient
c. Howvarevyouvdoing?

d. Ivdon’tvfeelvgood.



ANS:vD
“Ivdon’tvfeelvgood”visvthevfeedbackvbecausevthevfeedbackvisvthevmessagevthevreceivervr
eturns.vThevsendervisvthevpersonvwhovencodesvandvdeliversvthevmessage,vandvthevre
ceivervisvthevpersonvwhovreceivesvandvdecodesvthevmessage.vThevnursevisvthevsend
er.vThevpatientvisvthevreceiver.v“Howvarevyouvdoing?”visvthevmessage.
5. Avnursevisvsittingvatvthevpatient’svbedsidevtakingvavnursingvhistory.vWhichvzonevofvpersonalvspacevisv
thevnursevusing?
a. Socio-consultative
b. Personal
c. Intimate

d. Public



ANS:vB
Personalvspacevisv18vinchesvtov4vfeetvandvinvolvesvthingsvsuchvasvsittingvatvavpatient’svbedsi
de,vtakingvavpatient’svnursingvhistory,vorvteachingvanvindividualvpatient.
Intimatevspacevisv0vtov18vinchesvandvinvolvesvthingsvsuchvasvperformingvavphysicalvas
sessment,vbathing,vgrooming,vdressing,vfeeding,vandvtoiletingvavpatient.vThevsocio-
vconsultativevzonevisv9vtov12vfeet vandvinvolvesvthings vsuchvasvgivingvdirectionsvtovvisit

orsvinvthevhallwayvandvgivingvverbalvreportvtovavgroupvofvnurses.vThevpublicvzonevisv1
2vfeetvandvgreatervandvinvolvesvthingsvsuchvasvspeakingvatvavcommunityvforum,vtestify
ingvatvavlegislativevhearing,vorvlecturing.
6. Avsmilingvpatientvangrilyvstates,v“Ivwillvnotvcoughvandvdeepvbreathe.”vHowvwillvthevnursevi
nterpretvthisvfinding?
a. Thevpatient’svdenotativevmeaningvisv wrong. 26
b. Thevpatient’svpersonalvspacevwasvviolated.