YOOST CHAPTER 03:
COMMUNICATION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are the questions numbered for you:
1. When a patient with stool incontinence and significant body odor is admitted to the floor,
what is the most appropriate first response of the nurse?
a. Communicate frustration through facial expressions only without verbalizing disgust.
b. Notify the emergency room personnel that transporting a patient in this condition is
inexcusable.
c. Immediately assess the patient while explaining how important it is to bathe on a daily
basis.
d. Assist the patient in getting cleaned up without expressing frustration with the situation.
2. Physical assessment of a patient requires the nurse to function most often in which area
of a patient's space?
a. Personal
b. Social
c. Intimate
d. Public
3. Which action by a nurse demonstrates an understanding of diversity factors related to
proxemics?
a. Assigning a male nurse to care for a young female Middle Eastern patient who needs total
care
b. Standing at least 18" away from English-speaking patients when discussing medical
concerns
c. Recognizing the need for greater personal space of people born in highly populated areas
d. Acknowledging the need of teens for greater physical contact than toddlers during
hospitalization
4. In order to effectively communicate via written e-mail with patients from an outpatient
facility, a clinic nurse must implement which strategy?
a. Look for visual cues.
COMMUNICATION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are the questions numbered for you:
1. When a patient with stool incontinence and significant body odor is admitted to the floor,
what is the most appropriate first response of the nurse?
a. Communicate frustration through facial expressions only without verbalizing disgust.
b. Notify the emergency room personnel that transporting a patient in this condition is
inexcusable.
c. Immediately assess the patient while explaining how important it is to bathe on a daily
basis.
d. Assist the patient in getting cleaned up without expressing frustration with the situation.
2. Physical assessment of a patient requires the nurse to function most often in which area
of a patient's space?
a. Personal
b. Social
c. Intimate
d. Public
3. Which action by a nurse demonstrates an understanding of diversity factors related to
proxemics?
a. Assigning a male nurse to care for a young female Middle Eastern patient who needs total
care
b. Standing at least 18" away from English-speaking patients when discussing medical
concerns
c. Recognizing the need for greater personal space of people born in highly populated areas
d. Acknowledging the need of teens for greater physical contact than toddlers during
hospitalization
4. In order to effectively communicate via written e-mail with patients from an outpatient
facility, a clinic nurse must implement which strategy?
a. Look for visual cues.
