Therapeutic Communication Test
Questions and Answers Graded A+
A nurse uses therapeutic communication techniques in order to achieve desired client
outcomes. Which communication technique is a part of therapeutic communication?
-asking for explanations
-showing sympathy to the pt
-asking personal questions to the pt
-Providing relevant information to the pt - Ans -providing relevant information to the
client
The nurse asks questions to an older client about past experiences and listens attentively.
Which therapeutic communication strategy is involved when the older client is recalling the
past?
-touch
-reminiscence
-reality orientation
-validation therapy - Ans -reminiscence
A client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal delirium appears frightened, points
toward the bed, and says, "Bugs are crawling all over me and my bed!" What is the most
therapeutic response by the nurse?
-"just try to brush them off"
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-"I don't see any bugs on your or your bed"
, -"They'll go away when you start feeling better"
-"The bugs that you see are just the design on the bedspread" - Ans -I don't see any
bugs on you or your bed
The nurse is interviewing a client admitted for uncontrolled diabetes after binging on
alcohol for the past 2 weeks. The client states, "I am worried about how I am going to pay
my bills for my family while I am hospitalized." Which statement by the nurse would best
elicit information from the client?
-"you are worried about paying your bills?"
-Don't worry; your bills will get paid eventually"
-"When was the last time you were admitted for hyperglycemia?"
-"You really shouldn't be drinking alcohol because of your Dx of diabetes" - Ans -You
are worried about paying your bills
The wife of a client who has completed alcohol detoxification relates that she is concerned
about her husband's behavior if he starts drinking again. She says, "When the drinking
starts it really disrupts my family, and I'm not sure how to handle it." What is the best
response by the nurse?
-"Include your husband in the family's activities even when he's been drinking."
-"Attend Al-Anon meetings and avoid assuming responsibility for your husband's behavior."
-"Search the house regularly for hidden alcohol and accompany your husband outside the
home."
-"Help your husband avoid embarrassment by making excuses for him when it's impossible
for him to function." - Ans -Attend Al-Anon meetings and avoid assuming
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responsibility for your husband's behavior
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
A nurse uses therapeutic communication techniques in order to achieve desired client
outcomes. Which communication technique is a part of therapeutic communication?
-asking for explanations
-showing sympathy to the pt
-asking personal questions to the pt
-Providing relevant information to the pt - Ans -providing relevant information to the
client
The nurse asks questions to an older client about past experiences and listens attentively.
Which therapeutic communication strategy is involved when the older client is recalling the
past?
-touch
-reminiscence
-reality orientation
-validation therapy - Ans -reminiscence
A client who is experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal delirium appears frightened, points
toward the bed, and says, "Bugs are crawling all over me and my bed!" What is the most
therapeutic response by the nurse?
-"just try to brush them off"
1
Page
-"I don't see any bugs on your or your bed"
, -"They'll go away when you start feeling better"
-"The bugs that you see are just the design on the bedspread" - Ans -I don't see any
bugs on you or your bed
The nurse is interviewing a client admitted for uncontrolled diabetes after binging on
alcohol for the past 2 weeks. The client states, "I am worried about how I am going to pay
my bills for my family while I am hospitalized." Which statement by the nurse would best
elicit information from the client?
-"you are worried about paying your bills?"
-Don't worry; your bills will get paid eventually"
-"When was the last time you were admitted for hyperglycemia?"
-"You really shouldn't be drinking alcohol because of your Dx of diabetes" - Ans -You
are worried about paying your bills
The wife of a client who has completed alcohol detoxification relates that she is concerned
about her husband's behavior if he starts drinking again. She says, "When the drinking
starts it really disrupts my family, and I'm not sure how to handle it." What is the best
response by the nurse?
-"Include your husband in the family's activities even when he's been drinking."
-"Attend Al-Anon meetings and avoid assuming responsibility for your husband's behavior."
-"Search the house regularly for hidden alcohol and accompany your husband outside the
home."
-"Help your husband avoid embarrassment by making excuses for him when it's impossible
for him to function." - Ans -Attend Al-Anon meetings and avoid assuming
2
responsibility for your husband's behavior
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