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Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing,
latest 2025 9th
Edition by Sheila
Videbeck with
questions and
correct verified
answers graded A+
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Which technique will best communicate to a
patient that the nurse is interested in listening?
a. Restating a feeling or thought the patient has
expressed.
b. Asking a direct question, such as "Did you
feel angry?"
c. Making a judgment about the patient's
problem.
d. Saying, "I understand what you're saying." -
ANSWER-ANS: A
Restating allows the patient to validate the
nurse's understanding of what has been
communicated. Restating is an active listening
,technique. Judgments should be suspended in
a nurse-patient relationship. Close-ended
questions such as "Did you feel angry?" ask for
specific information rather than showing
understanding. When the nurse simply states
that he or she understands the patient's words,
the patient has no way of measuring the
understanding.
A patient discloses several concerns and
associated feelings. If the nurse wants to seek
clarification, which comment would be
appropriate?
a. "What are the common elements here?"
b. "Tell me again about your experiences."
c. "Am I correct in understanding that . . ."
d. "Tell me everything from the beginning." -
ANSWER-ANS: C
Asking, "Am I correct in understanding that..."
permits clarification to ensure that both the
nurse and patient share mutual understanding
of the communication. Asking about common
elements encourages comparison rather than
clarification. The remaining responses are
, implied questions that suggest the nurse was
not listening.
Epidemiological studies contribute to
improvements in care for individuals with
mental disorders by:
a. Providing information about effective nursing
techniques.
b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the
development of a disorder.
c. Identifying who in the general population will
develop a specific disorder.
d. Identifying which individuals will respond
favorably to a specific treatment. - ANSWER-C
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental
health nursing asks a peer what resources he
can use to figure out which symptoms are
present in a specific psychiatric disorder. The
best answer would be:
a. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
b. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
c. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses
d. DSM-5 - ANSWER-D
Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing,
latest 2025 9th
Edition by Sheila
Videbeck with
questions and
correct verified
answers graded A+
,GUARANTEED
100%PASS
Which technique will best communicate to a
patient that the nurse is interested in listening?
a. Restating a feeling or thought the patient has
expressed.
b. Asking a direct question, such as "Did you
feel angry?"
c. Making a judgment about the patient's
problem.
d. Saying, "I understand what you're saying." -
ANSWER-ANS: A
Restating allows the patient to validate the
nurse's understanding of what has been
communicated. Restating is an active listening
,technique. Judgments should be suspended in
a nurse-patient relationship. Close-ended
questions such as "Did you feel angry?" ask for
specific information rather than showing
understanding. When the nurse simply states
that he or she understands the patient's words,
the patient has no way of measuring the
understanding.
A patient discloses several concerns and
associated feelings. If the nurse wants to seek
clarification, which comment would be
appropriate?
a. "What are the common elements here?"
b. "Tell me again about your experiences."
c. "Am I correct in understanding that . . ."
d. "Tell me everything from the beginning." -
ANSWER-ANS: C
Asking, "Am I correct in understanding that..."
permits clarification to ensure that both the
nurse and patient share mutual understanding
of the communication. Asking about common
elements encourages comparison rather than
clarification. The remaining responses are
, implied questions that suggest the nurse was
not listening.
Epidemiological studies contribute to
improvements in care for individuals with
mental disorders by:
a. Providing information about effective nursing
techniques.
b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the
development of a disorder.
c. Identifying who in the general population will
develop a specific disorder.
d. Identifying which individuals will respond
favorably to a specific treatment. - ANSWER-C
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental
health nursing asks a peer what resources he
can use to figure out which symptoms are
present in a specific psychiatric disorder. The
best answer would be:
a. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
b. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
c. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses
d. DSM-5 - ANSWER-D
