Multidimensional Care Exam questions
and answers
(Mormon) Nurses may remove garments - ANSWER>>before surgery, but it must
at all times be considered intensely private and be treated with respect
1. The nurse recognizes that in order to effectively meet the goal of shared
meaning
in communication, verbal and nonverbal language should be
A. absent
B. Congruent
C. Equally direct
D. Noncongruent - ANSWER>>B. Congruent
10. A nursing instructor teaches a class of student nurses that the most effective
communication style for nurses to practice is:
A. Passive
B. Avoidant
C. Assertive
D. Aggressive - ANSWER>>C. Assertive
11. A nurse is caring for a patient who has end stage renal disease and will require
dialysis three times per week. The patient states, "I'm upset that I didn't visit all
the
places I'd like to see. Now that I'm on dialysis I won't be able to." The most
therapeutic response by the nurse is:
A. "You are upset that it's too late to visit places that you would like to see?"
B. "There are many people who feel exactly the same as you do."
C. "Don't worry. You can still visit all of the places hat you would like to see."
D. "I think you should visit the places you would like to see before it's too late." -
ANSWER>>A. "You are upset that it's too late to visit places that you would like to
see?"
,12. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with a brain
tumor.
The patient asks the nurse if he should choose to have surgery. The Nurse's most
therapeutic response is:
A. "Tell me what you know about surgery."
B. "I would never decide against having surgery."
C. "If I were you, I would definitely have the surgery."
D. "Don't worry. You will be fine if you don't have surgery." - ANSWER>>A. "Tell
me what you know about surgery."
13. The nurse is caring for a patient who develops dyspnea that does not improve
with oxygen therapy and nebulizer treatment. The nurse immediately calls the
patient's primary health care provider. This type of communication is called
A. Upward: Escalating to a person of authority
B. Bilateral: someone on the same level
C. Horizontal
D. Downward: delegating to someone you're in charge of - ANSWER>>A. Upward:
Escalating to a person of authority
14. The nurse is caring for a patient who requires assistance with feeding. The
nurse
delegates this task to the certified nursing assistant (CNA). This type of
communication is called:
A. Upward
B. Bilateral
C. Horizontal
D. Downward - ANSWER>>D. Downward
15. The nurse observes a student nurse caring for a hearing impaired patient. The
nurse would intervene if the student nurse:
A. Speaks clearly without shouting.
B. Speaks directly to the patients interpreter.
,C. Positions himself or herself in front of the patient when speaking.
D. Turns down the radio volume when speaking to a patient. - ANSWER>>B.
Speaks directly to the patients interpreter.
16. The nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the hospital for a
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) resulting in difficulty understanding speech. The
nurse recognizes that the patient is experiencing:
A. Receptive aphasia
B. Expressive aphasia
C. Receptive dysphagia
D. Expressive dysphagia - ANSWER>>A. Receptive aphasia
2. The nurse understands that when communicating with a patient face to face,
communication is:
Select all that apply
A. An active process
B. As simple as telling
C. As simple as informing
D. A passive, one sided event
E. Completed when the receiver offers feedback
F. Involves both parties sending and receiving messages simultaneously -
ANSWER>>A. An active process
E. Completed when the receiver offers feedback
F. Involves both parties sending and receiving messages simultaneously
2.While bathing a patient, the nurse recognizes that the personal space distance
zone that he or she is in when physically touching the patient is
A. Public
B. Intimate
C. Casual personal
D. Social consultative - ANSWER>>B. Intimate
3 Major Health Beliefs - ANSWER>>1. Scientific
, 2. Magico-Religious
3. Holistic
3. When performing an admission assessment, the nurse assesses the patient's
verbal
communication. The nurse recognizes that verbal communication includes:
A. The patient's tense posture
B. The patient's written words
C. The patient's facial grimacing
D. The patient's verbal complaints
E. The patient's vocalization of pain
F. The patient's disheveled appearance - ANSWER>>B. The patient's written words
D. The patient's verbal complaints
E. The patient's vocalization of pain
3. While obtaining a patient health history, the nurse recognizes that the personal
space distance zone that he/she is in when standing within 3 feet of the patient is
A. Public
B. Intimate
C. Casual personal
D. Social consultative - ANSWER>>C. Casual personal
4. When interacting with a physician, the nurse recognizes that the personal
spacedistance
zone that he/she is in when standing within 5 feet of the physician is
A. Public
B. Intimate
C. Casual personal
D. Social consultative - ANSWER>>D. Social consultative
5. The nurse demonstrates active listening when:
A. Ignoring nonverbal cues
B. Tuning out intrusions and distractions
and answers
(Mormon) Nurses may remove garments - ANSWER>>before surgery, but it must
at all times be considered intensely private and be treated with respect
1. The nurse recognizes that in order to effectively meet the goal of shared
meaning
in communication, verbal and nonverbal language should be
A. absent
B. Congruent
C. Equally direct
D. Noncongruent - ANSWER>>B. Congruent
10. A nursing instructor teaches a class of student nurses that the most effective
communication style for nurses to practice is:
A. Passive
B. Avoidant
C. Assertive
D. Aggressive - ANSWER>>C. Assertive
11. A nurse is caring for a patient who has end stage renal disease and will require
dialysis three times per week. The patient states, "I'm upset that I didn't visit all
the
places I'd like to see. Now that I'm on dialysis I won't be able to." The most
therapeutic response by the nurse is:
A. "You are upset that it's too late to visit places that you would like to see?"
B. "There are many people who feel exactly the same as you do."
C. "Don't worry. You can still visit all of the places hat you would like to see."
D. "I think you should visit the places you would like to see before it's too late." -
ANSWER>>A. "You are upset that it's too late to visit places that you would like to
see?"
,12. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with a brain
tumor.
The patient asks the nurse if he should choose to have surgery. The Nurse's most
therapeutic response is:
A. "Tell me what you know about surgery."
B. "I would never decide against having surgery."
C. "If I were you, I would definitely have the surgery."
D. "Don't worry. You will be fine if you don't have surgery." - ANSWER>>A. "Tell
me what you know about surgery."
13. The nurse is caring for a patient who develops dyspnea that does not improve
with oxygen therapy and nebulizer treatment. The nurse immediately calls the
patient's primary health care provider. This type of communication is called
A. Upward: Escalating to a person of authority
B. Bilateral: someone on the same level
C. Horizontal
D. Downward: delegating to someone you're in charge of - ANSWER>>A. Upward:
Escalating to a person of authority
14. The nurse is caring for a patient who requires assistance with feeding. The
nurse
delegates this task to the certified nursing assistant (CNA). This type of
communication is called:
A. Upward
B. Bilateral
C. Horizontal
D. Downward - ANSWER>>D. Downward
15. The nurse observes a student nurse caring for a hearing impaired patient. The
nurse would intervene if the student nurse:
A. Speaks clearly without shouting.
B. Speaks directly to the patients interpreter.
,C. Positions himself or herself in front of the patient when speaking.
D. Turns down the radio volume when speaking to a patient. - ANSWER>>B.
Speaks directly to the patients interpreter.
16. The nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the hospital for a
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) resulting in difficulty understanding speech. The
nurse recognizes that the patient is experiencing:
A. Receptive aphasia
B. Expressive aphasia
C. Receptive dysphagia
D. Expressive dysphagia - ANSWER>>A. Receptive aphasia
2. The nurse understands that when communicating with a patient face to face,
communication is:
Select all that apply
A. An active process
B. As simple as telling
C. As simple as informing
D. A passive, one sided event
E. Completed when the receiver offers feedback
F. Involves both parties sending and receiving messages simultaneously -
ANSWER>>A. An active process
E. Completed when the receiver offers feedback
F. Involves both parties sending and receiving messages simultaneously
2.While bathing a patient, the nurse recognizes that the personal space distance
zone that he or she is in when physically touching the patient is
A. Public
B. Intimate
C. Casual personal
D. Social consultative - ANSWER>>B. Intimate
3 Major Health Beliefs - ANSWER>>1. Scientific
, 2. Magico-Religious
3. Holistic
3. When performing an admission assessment, the nurse assesses the patient's
verbal
communication. The nurse recognizes that verbal communication includes:
A. The patient's tense posture
B. The patient's written words
C. The patient's facial grimacing
D. The patient's verbal complaints
E. The patient's vocalization of pain
F. The patient's disheveled appearance - ANSWER>>B. The patient's written words
D. The patient's verbal complaints
E. The patient's vocalization of pain
3. While obtaining a patient health history, the nurse recognizes that the personal
space distance zone that he/she is in when standing within 3 feet of the patient is
A. Public
B. Intimate
C. Casual personal
D. Social consultative - ANSWER>>C. Casual personal
4. When interacting with a physician, the nurse recognizes that the personal
spacedistance
zone that he/she is in when standing within 5 feet of the physician is
A. Public
B. Intimate
C. Casual personal
D. Social consultative - ANSWER>>D. Social consultative
5. The nurse demonstrates active listening when:
A. Ignoring nonverbal cues
B. Tuning out intrusions and distractions
