NUR 448 Final Questions With Correct
Answers
The nurse tells a patient, "I noticed that you frowned when we
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discussed your relationship | |
with your family." Which communication technique is the nurse using?
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a. Clarifying
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b. Interpreting
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c. Giving information
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d. Making observations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Making observations
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Which techniques are therapeutic when interacting with a patient?
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(Select all that apply.)
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a. Avoiding direct questions
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b. Validating and clarifying
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c. Using empathy sparingly
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d. Assuming an attending posture
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e. Maintaining constant eye contact - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ANS: B, D
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,Jake is the only survivor of a terrorist attack at his job. As the nurse
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caring for Jake, you ask him how he is doing and he replies, "I don't
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remember a thing about the attack". The best explanation for this is:
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A.Repression
B.Denial
C.Undoing
D.Suppression - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A.Repression | | |
Mary is the only survivor of car accident that killed her two best friends.
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As the nurse caring for her, you ask her how she is doing and she
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responds by "I really don't want to talk about it..... It hurts too much".
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The best explanation for this is:
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A.Undoing
B.Repression
C.Suppression
D. Denial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.Suppression
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Ryan is a 21 year old college student who drinks at least a 12 pack of
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beer every day. He refuses to believe that his drinking is problematic
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even though he has lost his job and has a DUI. Ryan is displaying an
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example of which defense mechanism?
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A.Sublimation
B.Rationalization
, C.Denial
D.Reaction Formation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.Denial
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Six months after losing her child to a drunk driver, Donna begins to
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spend 1-2 days a week volunteering for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
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(MADD). Her actions are an example of:
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A.Suppression
B.Altruism
C.Displacement
D.Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.Altruism | | |
Mrs. Smith is a 46 year old female who was recently diagnosed with
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ovarian cancer. Prior to her next appointment, she speaks with two
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cancer survivors, joins an on-line support group, and searches the
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internet for 2-3 hours daily reading about treatment protocols. Her
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actions are an example of:
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A.Suppression
B.Denial
C.Intellectualization
D.Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.Intellectualization | | |
A patient diagnosed with lung cancer continues to smoke and says, "I
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think my cancer is more
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Answers
The nurse tells a patient, "I noticed that you frowned when we
| | | | | | | | | | | |
discussed your relationship | |
with your family." Which communication technique is the nurse using?
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a. Clarifying
|
b. Interpreting
|
c. Giving information
| |
d. Making observations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Making observations
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Which techniques are therapeutic when interacting with a patient?
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(Select all that apply.)
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a. Avoiding direct questions
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b. Validating and clarifying
| | |
c. Using empathy sparingly
| | |
d. Assuming an attending posture
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e. Maintaining constant eye contact - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ANS: B, D
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,Jake is the only survivor of a terrorist attack at his job. As the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
caring for Jake, you ask him how he is doing and he replies, "I don't
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
remember a thing about the attack". The best explanation for this is:
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A.Repression
B.Denial
C.Undoing
D.Suppression - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A.Repression | | |
Mary is the only survivor of car accident that killed her two best friends.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As the nurse caring for her, you ask her how she is doing and she
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responds by "I really don't want to talk about it..... It hurts too much".
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The best explanation for this is:
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A.Undoing
B.Repression
C.Suppression
D. Denial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.Suppression
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Ryan is a 21 year old college student who drinks at least a 12 pack of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beer every day. He refuses to believe that his drinking is problematic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
even though he has lost his job and has a DUI. Ryan is displaying an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
example of which defense mechanism?
| | | |
A.Sublimation
B.Rationalization
, C.Denial
D.Reaction Formation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.Denial
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Six months after losing her child to a drunk driver, Donna begins to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
spend 1-2 days a week volunteering for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
| | | | | | | | | | |
(MADD). Her actions are an example of:
| | | | | |
A.Suppression
B.Altruism
C.Displacement
D.Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.Altruism | | |
Mrs. Smith is a 46 year old female who was recently diagnosed with
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ovarian cancer. Prior to her next appointment, she speaks with two
| | | | | | | | | | |
cancer survivors, joins an on-line support group, and searches the
| | | | | | | | | |
internet for 2-3 hours daily reading about treatment protocols. Her
| | | | | | | | | |
actions are an example of:
| | | |
A.Suppression
B.Denial
C.Intellectualization
D.Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.Intellectualization | | |
A patient diagnosed with lung cancer continues to smoke and says, "I
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think my cancer is more
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