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Exam 1: NSG121/ NSG 121 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Health Assessment Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Herzing QUESTION ___________ is a technique that assists patients to more completely describe difficulties. You use responses that encourage patients to say more and continue the conversation. This shows patients that you are interested. You may nod your head, or say, "Um-hum," "Yes," or "Go on" to cue patients to keep talking. Answer: Elaboration QUESTION A spouse expressed that he is scared for his wife to have surgery and he is unsure what he will do. What is an appropriate response for the nurse? Answer: Are you concerned that you won't be able to care for your wife? QUESTION During shift change, the day shift nurse is giving report to the incoming night shift nurse. While the day shift nurse is speaking, the night shift nurse cuts her off and tells her to "hurry up... I don't have all day". This is an example of what type of violence? Answer: Horizontal Violence QUESTION Which phase is this: Before meeting with the patient, you collect data from the medical record, including the previous history of medical illnesses or surgeries, current medication list, and problem list Answer: Pre-interaction Phase QUESTION During which phase do you collect data by asking specific questions (open-ended or close-ended), identify client issues, examine feelings, and develop better coping skills. Answer: Working Phase QUESTION Which phase is considered the introduction? This phase may begin with discussion of some neutral areas, such as the weather, especially if you note anxiety. Move through such discussion quickly, however, and introduce the purpose of the interview. Answer: Beginning Phase QUESTION What is considered a secondary source? Answer: Everything outside of what the patient says QUESTION During which phase does the nurse summarize the findings and begin a plan of care? Answer: Closing or Termination Phase QUESTION During which phase will you prioritize the collection of data? Answer: Working Phase QUESTION When the nurse is collecting data from the client, what type of questions will the nurse ask? Answer: Open ended/close ended questions QUESTION Why would a nurse ask about an unusual bruise on a patient at the end of the interview? Answer: The nurse should ask discretely and non-judgmentally about the bruise at the end to ensure the patient has completed the interview process and to establish a rapport with the patient. QUESTION What is the most important practice to prevent infections?

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Examl 1:l NSG121/l NSGl 121l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Healthl Assessmentl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Herzing

Q:l ___________l isl al techniquel thatl assistsl patientsl tol more
completelyl describel difficulties.l Youl usel responsesl thatl encourage
patientsl tol sayl morel andl continuel thel conversation.l Thisl showsl patients
thatl youl arel interested.l Youl mayl nodl yourl head,l orl say,l "Um-hum,"
"Yes,"l orl "Gol on"l tol cuel patientsl tol keepl talking.


Answer:
Elaboration




Q:l Al spousel expressedl thatl hel isl scaredl forl hisl wifel tol havel surgeryl andl hel isl
unsurel whatl hel willl do.l Whatl isl anl appropriatel responsel forl thel nurse?


Answer:
Arel youl concernedl thatl youl won'tl bel ablel tol carel forl yourl wife?




Q:l Duringl shiftl change,l thel dayl shiftl nursel isl givingl reportl tol thel incomingl nightl
shiftl nurse.l Whilel thel dayl shiftl nursel isl speaking,l thel nightl shiftl nursel cutsl herl offl
andl tellsl herl tol "hurryl up...l Il don'tl havel alll day".l Thisl isl anl examplel ofl whatl typel ofl
violence?


Answer:
Horizontall Violence

,Q:l Whichl phasel isl this:
Beforel meetingl withl thel patient,l youl collectl datal froml thel medicall record,l includingl
thel previousl historyl ofl medicall illnessesl orl surgeries,l currentl medicationl list,l andl
probleml list


Answer:
Pre-interactionl Phase




Q:l Duringl whichl phasel dol youl collectl datal byl askingl specificl questionsl (open-endedl
orl close-ended),l identifyl clientl issues,l examinel feelings,l andl developl betterl copingl skills.


Answer:
Workingl Phase




Q:l Whichl phasel isl consideredl thel introduction?l Thisl phasel mayl beginl withl discussionl
ofl somel neutrall areas,l suchl asl thel weather,l especiallyl ifl youl notel anxiety.l Movel
throughl suchl discussionl quickly,l however,l andl introducel thel purposel ofl thel interview.


Answer:
Beginningl Phase




Q:l Whatl isl consideredl al secondaryl source?

Answer:
Everythingl outsidel ofl whatl thel patientl says




Q:l Duringl whichl phasel doesl thel nursel summarizel thel findingsl andl beginl al planl ofl
care?

, Answer:
Closingl orl Terminationl Phase




Q:l Duringl whichl phasel willl youl prioritizel thel collectionl ofl data?

Answer:
Workingl Phase




Q:l Whenl thel nursel isl collectingl datal froml thel client,l whatl typel ofl questionsl willl thel
nursel ask?


Answer:
Openl ended/closel endedl questions




Q:l Whyl wouldl al nursel askl aboutl anl unusuall bruisel onl al patientl atl thel endl ofl thel
interview?


Answer:
Thel nursel shouldl askl discretelyl andl non-judgmentallyl aboutl thel bruisel atl thel endl tol
ensurel thel patientl hasl completedl thel interviewl processl andl tol establishl al rapportl withl
thel patient.




Q:l Whatl isl thel mostl importantl practicel tol preventl infections?

Answer:
Handl hygiene

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