Practice Test for Midterm
Nursing - CTE (Dutchess Boces)
, Communication
1. Which nursing action best reflects the concept of therapeutic communication?
1. Using interviewing skills to discuss the patient’s concerns
2. Letting the patient control the focus of the conversation
3. Setting time aside to talk with the patient
4. Agreeing with a patient’s statements
2. The nurse is attempting to develop a helping relationship with a patient who was
recently diagnosed with cancer. The nurse understands that a factor that is unique to this
helping relationship is that it is:
1. Characterized by allowing the patient to take the dominant role.
2. Distinguished by an equal sharing of information.
3. Specific to a person while guided by a purpose
4. Based on the needs of both participants.
3. The nurse is collecting data for an admission nursing history. Which question by the
nurse is best to open the discussion?
1. What brought you to the hospital?
2. Would it help to discuss your feelings?
3. Do you want to talk about your concerns?
4. Would you like to talk about why you are here?
4. The nurse must conduct a focused interview to complete an admission history.
Which interviewing technique should the nurse use?
1. Probing
2. Clarification
3. Direct questions
4. Paraphrasing
5. An agitated 80 year old patient states, "I'm having trouble with my bowels."
Which response by the nurse incorporates the interviewing skill of reflection?
1. "You seem distressed about your bowels."
2. "You're having trouble with your bowels?"
3. "It's common to have problems with the bowels at your age."
4. "When did you first notice having trouble with your bowels."
7. The patient is upset and crying and mentions something about her job and the nurse
cannot understand. The nurse's best response is:
1. It's natural to be worried about your job.
2. Your job must be very important to you.
3. Calm down so that I can understand what you are saying.
4. I am not quite sure I heard what you were saying about your work.
Nursing - CTE (Dutchess Boces)
, Communication
1. Which nursing action best reflects the concept of therapeutic communication?
1. Using interviewing skills to discuss the patient’s concerns
2. Letting the patient control the focus of the conversation
3. Setting time aside to talk with the patient
4. Agreeing with a patient’s statements
2. The nurse is attempting to develop a helping relationship with a patient who was
recently diagnosed with cancer. The nurse understands that a factor that is unique to this
helping relationship is that it is:
1. Characterized by allowing the patient to take the dominant role.
2. Distinguished by an equal sharing of information.
3. Specific to a person while guided by a purpose
4. Based on the needs of both participants.
3. The nurse is collecting data for an admission nursing history. Which question by the
nurse is best to open the discussion?
1. What brought you to the hospital?
2. Would it help to discuss your feelings?
3. Do you want to talk about your concerns?
4. Would you like to talk about why you are here?
4. The nurse must conduct a focused interview to complete an admission history.
Which interviewing technique should the nurse use?
1. Probing
2. Clarification
3. Direct questions
4. Paraphrasing
5. An agitated 80 year old patient states, "I'm having trouble with my bowels."
Which response by the nurse incorporates the interviewing skill of reflection?
1. "You seem distressed about your bowels."
2. "You're having trouble with your bowels?"
3. "It's common to have problems with the bowels at your age."
4. "When did you first notice having trouble with your bowels."
7. The patient is upset and crying and mentions something about her job and the nurse
cannot understand. The nurse's best response is:
1. It's natural to be worried about your job.
2. Your job must be very important to you.
3. Calm down so that I can understand what you are saying.
4. I am not quite sure I heard what you were saying about your work.
