Nursing 245 Exam #1 NCLEX Questions and
Answers
Which technique is most appropriate when using motivational interviewing with a patient who tells you
that he is ready to start a weight-loss program?
a. Confirm that the patient is serious about losing weight.
b. Insist that the patient consider an organized group weight-loss program.
c. Focus on the patient's strengths to support his optimism that he can successfully lose weight.
d. Ask a prescribed set of questions to increase the patient's awareness of his dietary behaviors. -
Answer-c. Focus on the patient's strengths to support his optimism that he can successfully lose weight.
Which is the priority patient teaching strategy when limited time is available?
a. Setting realistic goals that have high priority for the patient
b. Referring the patient to a nurse educator in private practice for teaching
c. Observing more experienced nurse-teachers to learn how to teach faster and more efficiently
d. Providing reading materials for the patient instead of discussing information the patient needs to
learn - Answer-a. Setting realistic goals that have high priority for the patient
The nurse needs to include caregivers in patient teaching primarily because (select all that apply)
, a. they provide all of the care for patients after discharge.
b. they might feel rejected if they are not included in the teaching.
c. patients have better outcomes when their caregivers are involved.
d. the patient may be too ill or too stressed to fully understand the teaching.
e. caregivers are responsible for the overall management of the patient's care. - Answer-c. patients have
better outcomes when their caregivers are involved.
d. the patient may be too ill or too stressed to fully understand the teaching.
4. Which patient characteristic enhances the teaching-learning process?
a. Moderate anxiety
b. High self-efficacy
c. Being in the precontemplative stage of change
d. Being able to laugh about the current health problem - Answer-b. High self-efficacy
What would be the priority teaching goal for a middle-aged Hispanic woman regarding methods to
relieve symptoms of menopause?
a. Prevent the development of future disease.
b. Maintain the patient's current state of health.
c. Provide information on possible treatment options.
d. Change the patient's beliefs about herbal supplements. - Answer-c. Provide information on possible
treatment options.
A patient tells the nurse that she enjoys talking with others and sharing experiences but often falls
asleep when reading. Which teaching strategy would be most effective with this patient?
a. Role playing
Answers
Which technique is most appropriate when using motivational interviewing with a patient who tells you
that he is ready to start a weight-loss program?
a. Confirm that the patient is serious about losing weight.
b. Insist that the patient consider an organized group weight-loss program.
c. Focus on the patient's strengths to support his optimism that he can successfully lose weight.
d. Ask a prescribed set of questions to increase the patient's awareness of his dietary behaviors. -
Answer-c. Focus on the patient's strengths to support his optimism that he can successfully lose weight.
Which is the priority patient teaching strategy when limited time is available?
a. Setting realistic goals that have high priority for the patient
b. Referring the patient to a nurse educator in private practice for teaching
c. Observing more experienced nurse-teachers to learn how to teach faster and more efficiently
d. Providing reading materials for the patient instead of discussing information the patient needs to
learn - Answer-a. Setting realistic goals that have high priority for the patient
The nurse needs to include caregivers in patient teaching primarily because (select all that apply)
, a. they provide all of the care for patients after discharge.
b. they might feel rejected if they are not included in the teaching.
c. patients have better outcomes when their caregivers are involved.
d. the patient may be too ill or too stressed to fully understand the teaching.
e. caregivers are responsible for the overall management of the patient's care. - Answer-c. patients have
better outcomes when their caregivers are involved.
d. the patient may be too ill or too stressed to fully understand the teaching.
4. Which patient characteristic enhances the teaching-learning process?
a. Moderate anxiety
b. High self-efficacy
c. Being in the precontemplative stage of change
d. Being able to laugh about the current health problem - Answer-b. High self-efficacy
What would be the priority teaching goal for a middle-aged Hispanic woman regarding methods to
relieve symptoms of menopause?
a. Prevent the development of future disease.
b. Maintain the patient's current state of health.
c. Provide information on possible treatment options.
d. Change the patient's beliefs about herbal supplements. - Answer-c. Provide information on possible
treatment options.
A patient tells the nurse that she enjoys talking with others and sharing experiences but often falls
asleep when reading. Which teaching strategy would be most effective with this patient?
a. Role playing
