Test Bank NURS204 Final
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1. Which types of nurses make the best communicators B
with patients?
a.
Those who learn effective psychomotor skills
b.
Those who develop critical thinking skills
c.
Those who like different kinds of people
d.
Those who maintain perceptual biases
2. A nurse believes that the nurse-patient relationship C
is a partnership and that both are equal participants.
Which term should the nurse use to describe this be-
lief?
a.
Critical thinking
b.
Authentic
c.
Mutuality
d.
Attend
3. A nurse wants to present information about flu immu- A
nizations to the older adults in the community. Which
type of communication should the nurse use?
a.
Public
b.
Small group
c.
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Interpersonal
d.
Intrapersonal
4. A nurse is using therapeutic communication with a C
patient. Which technique will the nurse use to ensure
effective communication?
a.
Interpersonal communication to change negative
self-talk to positive self-talk
b.
Small group communication to present information to
an audience
c.
Electronic communication to assess a patient in an-
other city
d.
Intrapersonal communication to build strong teams
5. A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed. D
Nurse: How are you doing?
Patient: I don't feel good.
Which element will the nurse identify as feedback?
a.
Nurse
b.
Patient
c.
How are you doing?
d.
I don't feel good.
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6. A nurse is sitting at the patient's bedside taking a B
nursing history. Which zone of personal space is the
nurse using?
a.
Socio-consultative
b.
Personal
c.
Intimate
d.
Public
7. A smiling patient angrily states, "I will not cough and C
deep breathe." How will the nurse interpret this find-
ing?
a.
The patient's denotative meaning is wrong.
b.
The patient's personal space was violated.
c.
The patient's affect is inappropriate.
d.
The patient's vocabulary is poor.
8. The nurse asks a patient where the pain is, and the pa- B
tient responds by pointing to the area of pain. Which
form of communication did the patient use?
a.
Verbal
b.
Nonverbal
c.
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Intonation
d.
Vocabulary
9. A patient has been admitted to the hospital numerous C
times. The nurse asks the patient to share a personal
story about the care that has been received. Which
interaction is the nurse using?
a.
Nonjudgmental
b.
Socializing
c.
Narrative
d.
SBAR
10. Before meeting the patient, a nurse talks to other A
caregivers about the patient. Which phase of the help-
ing relationship is the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
b.
Orientation
c.
Working
d.
Termination
11. During the initial home visit, a home health nurse B
lets the patient know that the visits are expected to
end in about a month. Which phase of the helping
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1. Which types of nurses make the best communicators B
with patients?
a.
Those who learn effective psychomotor skills
b.
Those who develop critical thinking skills
c.
Those who like different kinds of people
d.
Those who maintain perceptual biases
2. A nurse believes that the nurse-patient relationship C
is a partnership and that both are equal participants.
Which term should the nurse use to describe this be-
lief?
a.
Critical thinking
b.
Authentic
c.
Mutuality
d.
Attend
3. A nurse wants to present information about flu immu- A
nizations to the older adults in the community. Which
type of communication should the nurse use?
a.
Public
b.
Small group
c.
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Interpersonal
d.
Intrapersonal
4. A nurse is using therapeutic communication with a C
patient. Which technique will the nurse use to ensure
effective communication?
a.
Interpersonal communication to change negative
self-talk to positive self-talk
b.
Small group communication to present information to
an audience
c.
Electronic communication to assess a patient in an-
other city
d.
Intrapersonal communication to build strong teams
5. A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed. D
Nurse: How are you doing?
Patient: I don't feel good.
Which element will the nurse identify as feedback?
a.
Nurse
b.
Patient
c.
How are you doing?
d.
I don't feel good.
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6. A nurse is sitting at the patient's bedside taking a B
nursing history. Which zone of personal space is the
nurse using?
a.
Socio-consultative
b.
Personal
c.
Intimate
d.
Public
7. A smiling patient angrily states, "I will not cough and C
deep breathe." How will the nurse interpret this find-
ing?
a.
The patient's denotative meaning is wrong.
b.
The patient's personal space was violated.
c.
The patient's affect is inappropriate.
d.
The patient's vocabulary is poor.
8. The nurse asks a patient where the pain is, and the pa- B
tient responds by pointing to the area of pain. Which
form of communication did the patient use?
a.
Verbal
b.
Nonverbal
c.
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Intonation
d.
Vocabulary
9. A patient has been admitted to the hospital numerous C
times. The nurse asks the patient to share a personal
story about the care that has been received. Which
interaction is the nurse using?
a.
Nonjudgmental
b.
Socializing
c.
Narrative
d.
SBAR
10. Before meeting the patient, a nurse talks to other A
caregivers about the patient. Which phase of the help-
ing relationship is the nurse in with this patient?
a.
Preinteraction
b.
Orientation
c.
Working
d.
Termination
11. During the initial home visit, a home health nurse B
lets the patient know that the visits are expected to
end in about a month. Which phase of the helping
