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,The Nurse is interviewing their patient. The nurse states "Can C) Focusing
you tell me exactly what you feel when you are having
difficulty catching your breath?" Which of the following
communication techniques is the nurse utilizing?
A) Attending to cues
B) Paraphrasing
C) Focusing
D) Summarazing
The nurse is obtaining a family health history when the client B) Family Genogram
reports that a grandparent has type 1 diabetes. Where can the
nurse document this information?
A) Present health/ illness
B) Family Genogram
C) Past Medical History
D) Health Belief Model
The Nurse is interviewing a patient with acute pain. Which of A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview later
the following actions by the nurse should be preformed first?
A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview
later
B) Interview the family to get the information needed
C) Document why the interview could not be completed at
this time
D) Proceed very quickly with the interview
The nurse is interviewing her patient. The nurse says to the B) Paraphrasing
client "It sounds like you do not like your new job because it is
more stressful than you anticipated." Which of the following
types of communication is the nurse utilizing?
A) Questioning
B) Paraphrasing
C) Attending
D) Listening
, In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding
note-taking? Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be unavoidable. But be aware
that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages. It breaks eye contact too often,
A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the and it shifts attention away from the patient, which diminishes his or her sense of
patient's nonverbal behaviors. importance. It also may interrupt the patient's narrative flow, and it impedes the
B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own observation of the patient's nonverbal behavior.
pace as the nurse records what is said.
C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from
the patient, resulting in an increased comfort level.
D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the
patient, which may increase his or her level of comfort.
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned D) Open-ended question
shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal
skill is used with this statement? Page: 32 The open-ended question asks for narrative information. It states the topic to be
discussed but only in general terms. The nurse should use it to begin the interview, to
A) Reflection introduce a new section of questions, and whenever the person introduces a new topic.
B) Facilitation
C) Direct question
D) Open-ended question
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the C) using biased or leading questions.
patients attending a wellness workshop. On the history form,
one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't
take drugs, do you?" This question is an example of: smoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to
please someone, he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their
A) talking too much. implied values or is made to feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
B) using confrontation.
C) using biased or leading questions.
D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP, PRACTICE
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,The Nurse is interviewing their patient. The nurse states "Can C) Focusing
you tell me exactly what you feel when you are having
difficulty catching your breath?" Which of the following
communication techniques is the nurse utilizing?
A) Attending to cues
B) Paraphrasing
C) Focusing
D) Summarazing
The nurse is obtaining a family health history when the client B) Family Genogram
reports that a grandparent has type 1 diabetes. Where can the
nurse document this information?
A) Present health/ illness
B) Family Genogram
C) Past Medical History
D) Health Belief Model
The Nurse is interviewing a patient with acute pain. Which of A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview later
the following actions by the nurse should be preformed first?
A) Attempt to reduce the pain and complete the interview
later
B) Interview the family to get the information needed
C) Document why the interview could not be completed at
this time
D) Proceed very quickly with the interview
The nurse is interviewing her patient. The nurse says to the B) Paraphrasing
client "It sounds like you do not like your new job because it is
more stressful than you anticipated." Which of the following
types of communication is the nurse utilizing?
A) Questioning
B) Paraphrasing
C) Attending
D) Listening
, In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding
note-taking? Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be unavoidable. But be aware
that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages. It breaks eye contact too often,
A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the and it shifts attention away from the patient, which diminishes his or her sense of
patient's nonverbal behaviors. importance. It also may interrupt the patient's narrative flow, and it impedes the
B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own observation of the patient's nonverbal behavior.
pace as the nurse records what is said.
C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from
the patient, resulting in an increased comfort level.
D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the
patient, which may increase his or her level of comfort.
During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned D) Open-ended question
shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal
skill is used with this statement? Page: 32 The open-ended question asks for narrative information. It states the topic to be
discussed but only in general terms. The nurse should use it to begin the interview, to
A) Reflection introduce a new section of questions, and whenever the person introduces a new topic.
B) Facilitation
C) Direct question
D) Open-ended question
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the C) using biased or leading questions.
patients attending a wellness workshop. On the history form,
one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't
take drugs, do you?" This question is an example of: smoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to
please someone, he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their
A) talking too much. implied values or is made to feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
B) using confrontation.
C) using biased or leading questions.
D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics.
