NR 302 EXAM 1 REVIEW|QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026|GRADED A+

NR 302 EXAM 1 REVIEW|QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026|GRADED A+

The Nurse is interviewing their patient. The nurse states "Can you tell me exactly what you feel
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Bwhen you are having difficulty catching your breath?" Which of the following communication
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techniques is the nurse utilizing? B B B B




A) Attending to cues
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B) Paraphrasing
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C) Focusing
B




D) Summarazing - ANSWER
B B B C) Focusing
B




The nurse is obtaining a family health history when the client reports that a grandparent has t
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ype 1 diabetes. Where can the nurse document this information?
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A) Present health/ illness
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B) Family Genogram
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C) Past Medical History
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D) Health Belief Model - ANSWER
B B B B B B) Family Genogram
B B




The Nurse is interviewing a patient with acute pain. Which of the following actions by the nurs
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e should be preformed first?
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A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview later
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B) Interview the family to get the information needed
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C) Document why the interview could not be completed at this time
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D) Proceed very quickly with the interview -
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B ANSWER A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview later
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,The nurse is interviewing her patient. The nurse says to the client "It sounds like you do not lik
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e your new job because it is more stressful than you anticipated." Which of the following types
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of communication is the nurse utilizing?
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A) Questioning
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B) Paraphrasing
B




C) Attending
B




D) Listening - ANSWER
B B B B) Paraphrasing
B




In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. W
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hich statement is true regarding note-taking?
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A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
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B) Note-B



taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse records what is said.
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C) Note-B



taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient, resulting in an increased comf
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ort level. B




D) Note-B



taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the patient, which may increase his or her le
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vel of comfort. - ANSWER
B A) Note-
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taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
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Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-
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taking may be unavoidable. But be aware that note-
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taking during the interview has disadvantages. It breaks eye contact too often, and it shifts att
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ention away from the patient, which diminishes his or her sense of importance. It also may int
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errupt the patient's narrative flow, and it impedes the observation of the patient's nonverbal b
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ehavior.



During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more abou
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t that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
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, A) Reflection
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B) Facilitation
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C) Direct question
B B




D) Open-ended question - ANSWER
B B B B D) Open-ended question
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Page: 32 The open- B B B



ended question asks for narrative information. It states the topic to be discussed but only in ge
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neral terms. The nurse should use it to begin the interview, to introduce a new section of ques
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tions, and whenever the person introduces a new topic.
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A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness worksho
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p. On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take dru
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gs, do you?" This question is an example of:
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A) talking too 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 language to deal with distasteful topics. -
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B ANSWER C) using biased or leading questions.
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Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't smoke, do
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you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to please someon
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e, he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their implied values or is mad
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e to feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
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During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is sitting in an open position. As the intervi
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ewer begins to discuss his son's treatment, however, he suddenly crosses his arms against his
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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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