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The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes
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the purpose of a health history?
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|||\\\ A. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse.
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|||\\\ B. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information.
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|||\\\ C. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assesment.
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D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health.
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- correct answer✔✔To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past
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and current health. |||\\\ |||\\\
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse's best
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response for this information? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
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|||\\\ B. "How often have you received penicillin?"
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|||\\\ C. "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any penicillin."
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|||\\\ D. "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin." - correct answer✔✔Please
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During an assessment of a patient's family history, the nurse constructs a genogram. Which
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statement best describes a genogram? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. A list of diseases present in a person's near relatives.
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B. A graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of
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immediate family members. |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ C. A drawing that depicts the patient's family members up to five generations back.
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, D. A description of the health of a person's children and grandchildren. - correct answer✔✔A
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graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate
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family members. |||\\\
A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he can't remember the names of the medications he is
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taking or for what reason he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be:
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|||\\\ A. "Can you tell me what they look like?"
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|||\\\ B. "Don't worry about it. You are only taking two medications."
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|||\\\ C. "How long have you been taking each of the pills?"
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D. "Would you have your family bring in your medications?" - correct answer✔✔Would you
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have your family bring in your medications?" |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment on a 16-year-old girl whose parents
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have brought her to the clinic. Which instruction would be appropriate for the parents before
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the interview begins? |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. "Please stay during the interview; you can answer for her if she does not know the answer."
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|||\\\ B. "It would be helpful to interview the three of you together."
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C. "While I interview your daughter, will you please stay in the room and complete these family
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health history questionnaires?" |||\\\ |||\\\
D. "While I interview your daughter, will you step out to the waiting room and complete these
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family health history questionnaires?" - correct answer✔✔While I interview your daughter, will
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you step out to the waiting room and complete these family health history questionnaires?"
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The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who has recently learned that she is
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pregnant and who has come to the clinic today to begin prenatal care. The woman states that |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
she and her husband are excited about the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks
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nervously at her hands during the interview and sighs loudly. Considering the concept of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
communication, the nurse knows that which statement is most accurate? The woman is: |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. excited about her pregnancy but nervous about labor.
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|||\\\ B. exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not match.
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,|||\\\ C. excited about her pregnancy but her husband is not and this is upsetting her.
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D. not excited about her pregnancy but believes the nurse will respond negatively to her if she
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states this. - correct answer✔✔exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not match.
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The nurse makes which adjustment in the physical environment in order to promote the success
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of an interview?
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|||\\\ A. Reduces noise by turning off television and radios.
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|||\\\ B. Reduces the distance between the interviewer and the patient to 2 feet or less.
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|||\\\ C. Provides a dim light that makes a room cozier and will help the patient relax.
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D. Arranges seating across a desk or table to allow the patient some personal space. - correct
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answer✔✔Reduces noise by turning off television and radios. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about
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that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. Reflection
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|||\\\ B. Facilitation
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|||\\\ C. Direct Questions
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|||\\\ D. Open-ended Question - correct answer✔✔Open-ended Question
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A man has been admitted to the observation unit for observation after being treated for a large
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cut on his forehead. As the nurse works through the interview, one of the standard questions
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has to do with alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. When the nurse asks him about tobacco use, he
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states, "I quit smoking after my wife died 7 years ago." However, the nurse notices an open
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package of cigarettes in his shirt pocket. Using confrontation, the nurse could say: |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. "I know that you are lying."
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|||\\\ B. "Come on, tell me how much you smoke."
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C. "I didn't realize your wife had died. It must be difficult for you at this time. Please tell me
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more about that." |||\\\ |||\\\
, D. "You have said that you don't smoke, but I see you have an open package of cigarettes in
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your pocket." - correct answer✔✔You have said that you don't smoke, but I see you have an
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open package of cigarettes in your pocket." |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all the patients attending a wellness workshop.
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On this history form, one of the questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?"
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This question is an example of:
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|||\\\ A. talking to much.
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|||\\\ B. using confrontation.
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|||\\\ C. using biased or leading questions.
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D. using blunt languate to deal with distateful topics. - correct answer✔✔using biased or
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leading questions. |||\\\
During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is sitting in an open position. As the
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interviewer begins to discuss his son's treatment, however, he suddenly crosses his arms against |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
his chest and crosses his legs. This would suggest that the parent is:
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|||\\\ A. just changing positions.
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|||\\\ B. more comfortable in this position.
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|||\\\ C. tired and needs a break from the interview.
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D. uncomfortable talking about his son's treatments. - correct answer✔✔uncomfortable
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talking about his son's treatments. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing impairment. What techniques would be
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most beneficial in communicating with this patient?
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|||\\\ A. Determine the communication method he prefers.
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B. Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing impaired people find this
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degrading.
C. Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the
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communication.
exam with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes
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the purpose of a health history?
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|||\\\ A. To provide an opportunity for interaction between patient and nurse.
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|||\\\ B. To provide a form for obtaining the patient's biographic information.
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|||\\\ C. To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assesment.
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D. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past and current health.
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- correct answer✔✔To provide a database of subjective information about the patient's past
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and current health. |||\\\ |||\\\
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse's best
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response for this information? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. "Are you allergic to any other drugs?"
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|||\\\ B. "How often have you received penicillin?"
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|||\\\ C. "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any penicillin."
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|||\\\ D. "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin." - correct answer✔✔Please
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|||\\\ describe what happens to you when you take penicillin." |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
During an assessment of a patient's family history, the nurse constructs a genogram. Which
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statement best describes a genogram? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. A list of diseases present in a person's near relatives.
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B. A graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of
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immediate family members. |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ C. A drawing that depicts the patient's family members up to five generations back.
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, D. A description of the health of a person's children and grandchildren. - correct answer✔✔A
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graphic family tree that uses symbols to depict the gender, relationship, and age of immediate
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family members. |||\\\
A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he can't remember the names of the medications he is
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taking or for what reason he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be:
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|||\\\ A. "Can you tell me what they look like?"
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|||\\\ B. "Don't worry about it. You are only taking two medications."
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|||\\\ C. "How long have you been taking each of the pills?"
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D. "Would you have your family bring in your medications?" - correct answer✔✔Would you
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have your family bring in your medications?" |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is preparing to complete a health assessment on a 16-year-old girl whose parents
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have brought her to the clinic. Which instruction would be appropriate for the parents before
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the interview begins? |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. "Please stay during the interview; you can answer for her if she does not know the answer."
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|||\\\ B. "It would be helpful to interview the three of you together."
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C. "While I interview your daughter, will you please stay in the room and complete these family
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health history questionnaires?" |||\\\ |||\\\
D. "While I interview your daughter, will you step out to the waiting room and complete these
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family health history questionnaires?" - correct answer✔✔While I interview your daughter, will
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you step out to the waiting room and complete these family health history questionnaires?"
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The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who has recently learned that she is
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pregnant and who has come to the clinic today to begin prenatal care. The woman states that |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
she and her husband are excited about the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks
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nervously at her hands during the interview and sighs loudly. Considering the concept of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
communication, the nurse knows that which statement is most accurate? The woman is: |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. excited about her pregnancy but nervous about labor.
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|||\\\ B. exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not match.
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,|||\\\ C. excited about her pregnancy but her husband is not and this is upsetting her.
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D. not excited about her pregnancy but believes the nurse will respond negatively to her if she
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states this. - correct answer✔✔exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behavior that does not match.
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The nurse makes which adjustment in the physical environment in order to promote the success
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of an interview?
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|||\\\ A. Reduces noise by turning off television and radios.
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|||\\\ B. Reduces the distance between the interviewer and the patient to 2 feet or less.
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|||\\\ C. Provides a dim light that makes a room cozier and will help the patient relax.
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D. Arranges seating across a desk or table to allow the patient some personal space. - correct
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answer✔✔Reduces noise by turning off television and radios. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about
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that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. Reflection
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|||\\\ B. Facilitation
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|||\\\ C. Direct Questions
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|||\\\ D. Open-ended Question - correct answer✔✔Open-ended Question
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A man has been admitted to the observation unit for observation after being treated for a large
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cut on his forehead. As the nurse works through the interview, one of the standard questions
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has to do with alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. When the nurse asks him about tobacco use, he
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states, "I quit smoking after my wife died 7 years ago." However, the nurse notices an open
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package of cigarettes in his shirt pocket. Using confrontation, the nurse could say: |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
|||\\\ A. "I know that you are lying."
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|||\\\ B. "Come on, tell me how much you smoke."
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C. "I didn't realize your wife had died. It must be difficult for you at this time. Please tell me
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more about that." |||\\\ |||\\\
, D. "You have said that you don't smoke, but I see you have an open package of cigarettes in
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your pocket." - correct answer✔✔You have said that you don't smoke, but I see you have an
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open package of cigarettes in your pocket." |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all the patients attending a wellness workshop.
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On this history form, one of the questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?"
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This question is an example of:
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|||\\\ A. talking to much.
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|||\\\ B. using confrontation.
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|||\\\ C. using biased or leading questions.
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D. using blunt languate to deal with distateful topics. - correct answer✔✔using biased or
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leading questions. |||\\\
During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is sitting in an open position. As the
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interviewer begins to discuss his son's treatment, however, he suddenly crosses his arms against |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
his chest and crosses his legs. This would suggest that the parent is:
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|||\\\ A. just changing positions.
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|||\\\ B. more comfortable in this position.
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|||\\\ C. tired and needs a break from the interview.
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D. uncomfortable talking about his son's treatments. - correct answer✔✔uncomfortable
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talking about his son's treatments. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing impairment. What techniques would be
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most beneficial in communicating with this patient?
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|||\\\ A. Determine the communication method he prefers.
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B. Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing impaired people find this
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degrading.
C. Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to help facilitate the
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communication.
