PN ATI Communication EXAM|RATED 100% CORRECT!!ALREADY
GRADED A+-GUARANTEED PASS!!
1. While talking with a nurse, a client states, "The nurses around here are incompetent."
Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A. "Could you share a specific example of a nurse being incompetent?"
B. "Let's talk about the progress you have made today and not about the nurses."
C. "The nurses and doctors at this facility are highly experienced and do an excellent job."
D. "I am doing the best I can to take care of these very ill clients." - (answers)A"Could you
share a specific example of a nurse being incompetent?"
2. A nurse at a skilled nursing facility is assisting with the admission of a client who has
Alzheimer's disease. While speaking with the nurse, the client's partner begins to cry and
says, "I never thought it would come to this. I feel so guilty about bringing my husband
here." Which of the following responses should the nurse offer?
A. "If your husband understood what was happening, he would forgive you."
B. "We will take good care of him here."
C. "Admitting your husband was the right decision."
D. "This has been a difficult time for you." - (answers)D. "This has been a difficult time for
you.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client tells the nurse that he hears
voices in his head right now, telling him that he has to purchase a knife today. He states that
he knows purchasing the knife will make him "do something bad." Which of the following
responses should the nurse offer?
A. "Why do you think the voices want you to buy a knife?"
B. "Do you already own any knives?"
C. "When the voices speak, do you always do what they say?"
D. "I don't hear any voices, just yours and mine. But, I understand that you are fearful." -
(answers)D. "I don't hear any voices, just yours and mine. But, I understand that you are
fearful."
, 4. A nurse is caring for a client who just learned that he has a terminal illness. He states, "I'll
deal with this after my wife and I take that cruise we've always dreamed about." The nurse
should identify that the client is demonstrating which of the following defense mechanisms?
A. Displacement
B. Sublimation
C. Conversion
D. Suppression - (answers)D. Suppression
5. A client is scheduled for a lumbar puncture to rule out bacterial meningitis. She tells the
nurse that she is afraid of becoming paralyzed from the needle being placed into her spinal
column. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A. "Let's not focus on the negative. Let's focus on getting better."
B. "Why are you feeling so anxious about this procedure?"
C. "The needle is inserted below the third lumbar vertebrae, well below the point at which
the spinal cord ends."
D. "Your doctor is very skilled in this procedure. Everything will be all right." - (answers)C.
"The needle is inserted below the third lumbar vertebrae, well below the point at which the
spinal cord ends."
6. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a positive human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG) test. She tells the nurse, "I don't think I can tell my parents that I am
pregnant." Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A. "Do you think you might terminate the pregnancy?"
B. "Give them a chance. Your parents will understand."
C. "You must tell your parents as soon as possible."
D. "You seem frightened about telling your parents." - (answers)D. "You seem frightened
about telling your parents."
7. A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse perform to convey empathy when using the therapeutic
communication technique of active listening?
A. Assume an open position
GRADED A+-GUARANTEED PASS!!
1. While talking with a nurse, a client states, "The nurses around here are incompetent."
Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A. "Could you share a specific example of a nurse being incompetent?"
B. "Let's talk about the progress you have made today and not about the nurses."
C. "The nurses and doctors at this facility are highly experienced and do an excellent job."
D. "I am doing the best I can to take care of these very ill clients." - (answers)A"Could you
share a specific example of a nurse being incompetent?"
2. A nurse at a skilled nursing facility is assisting with the admission of a client who has
Alzheimer's disease. While speaking with the nurse, the client's partner begins to cry and
says, "I never thought it would come to this. I feel so guilty about bringing my husband
here." Which of the following responses should the nurse offer?
A. "If your husband understood what was happening, he would forgive you."
B. "We will take good care of him here."
C. "Admitting your husband was the right decision."
D. "This has been a difficult time for you." - (answers)D. "This has been a difficult time for
you.
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client tells the nurse that he hears
voices in his head right now, telling him that he has to purchase a knife today. He states that
he knows purchasing the knife will make him "do something bad." Which of the following
responses should the nurse offer?
A. "Why do you think the voices want you to buy a knife?"
B. "Do you already own any knives?"
C. "When the voices speak, do you always do what they say?"
D. "I don't hear any voices, just yours and mine. But, I understand that you are fearful." -
(answers)D. "I don't hear any voices, just yours and mine. But, I understand that you are
fearful."
, 4. A nurse is caring for a client who just learned that he has a terminal illness. He states, "I'll
deal with this after my wife and I take that cruise we've always dreamed about." The nurse
should identify that the client is demonstrating which of the following defense mechanisms?
A. Displacement
B. Sublimation
C. Conversion
D. Suppression - (answers)D. Suppression
5. A client is scheduled for a lumbar puncture to rule out bacterial meningitis. She tells the
nurse that she is afraid of becoming paralyzed from the needle being placed into her spinal
column. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A. "Let's not focus on the negative. Let's focus on getting better."
B. "Why are you feeling so anxious about this procedure?"
C. "The needle is inserted below the third lumbar vertebrae, well below the point at which
the spinal cord ends."
D. "Your doctor is very skilled in this procedure. Everything will be all right." - (answers)C.
"The needle is inserted below the third lumbar vertebrae, well below the point at which the
spinal cord ends."
6. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a positive human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG) test. She tells the nurse, "I don't think I can tell my parents that I am
pregnant." Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A. "Do you think you might terminate the pregnancy?"
B. "Give them a chance. Your parents will understand."
C. "You must tell your parents as soon as possible."
D. "You seem frightened about telling your parents." - (answers)D. "You seem frightened
about telling your parents."
7. A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse perform to convey empathy when using the therapeutic
communication technique of active listening?
A. Assume an open position
