professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship? Select all that
apply.
Trust
Touch
Gift-giving
Genuineness
Self-disclosure
Question 2. The nurse accepts a client unconditionally and regards
him or her as a worthy person. Which characteristic is exhibited by the
nurse?
Trust
Respect
Empathy
Genuineness
Question 3. The nurse patted a client’s back while providing care. The
client felt offended by the nurse’s gesture. Which boundary is in
jeopardy in this situation?
Social boundary
Material boundary
Personal boundary
Professional boundary
,Question 4. The nurse is providing feedback to a client. Which
statement indicates that the nurse is making a judgment about the
client?
1
2
3
4
Question 5. Which phase of the therapeutic relationship will help the
nurse overcome resistance behaviors of the client whose level of
anxiety has risen?
The working phase
The orientation phase
The termination phase
The preinteraction phase
Question 6. The nurse is disciplined for having dinner after hours with
a client. Which type of boundary was breached?
Material boundaries
Professional boundaries
Personal boundaries
Social boundaries
Question 7. What is an example of a negative attitude?
Having an idea that alcoholism is a disease
,The negative stigma associated with mental illness
Conveying the truth to all psychotic clients about their medical illness
Conjecturing that all people with mental illness are dangerous
Question 8. A nurse working in labor and delivery loves her job
working with new mothers and babies. Having been a single pregnant
teenager who chose not to keep her baby, she often volunteers with
the local crisis pregnancy center counseling young women. However,
when working with young women who are inquiring about abortion,
she unconsciously becomes very mechanical showing little to no
emotion. Which component of Johari’s window explains why this
occurs?
Others are aware of what is occurring, but the nurse is not.
Characteristics are unconscious because the private self will not allow for
public awareness.
Both the nurse and the public are unaware of what is occurring.
The nurse is exhibiting characteristics that are known to the public and the
nurse, even though they are unconscious.
Question 9. The nurse is caring for a psychiatric client who has been
rejected by his partner. Which nursing intervention will increase
feelings of self-worth in the client?
Expressing empathy towards the client
Getting acquainted with the client
Recognizing and respecting the client
Providing a safe environment to the client
Question 10. The nurse remains respectful of a client who is engaging
in behaviors opposed to the nurse’s religious beliefs. Which describes
the nurse’s response?
Confidentiality
Unconditional positive regard
Genuineness
Concrete thinking
, Question 11. The nurse is caring for a client who is in the isolation
room. Which statement made by the nurse indicates that the nurse is
trying to increase the client’s feeling of self-worth?
“I see you put away your clothes.”
“I’ll sit in here with you for a while.”
“I notice you are pacing a lot.”
“Yes, I understand what you said.”
Question 12. Which actions of the nurse convey an attitude of respect
towards the client? Select all that apply.
Being honest while interacting with the client
Calling the client by name
Spending time with the client
Understanding the situation from the client’s point of view
Promoting an atmosphere of privacy during therapeutic interaction
Question 13. The nurse is in the first phase of relationship
development with a client who is an alcoholic. What should be the goal
of the nurse during this phase?
Establishing trust
Promoting client change
Exploring self-perceptions
Ensuring therapeutic closure
Question 14. A client in group therapy is uncomfortable speaking in
front of other members but communicates openly in a one-to-one
session with the nurse. Which element is contributing to the client’s
anxiety?
Religion
Values
Environment
Culture
Question 15. The nurse is caring for a client during an anger-
management program. Which action represents the working phase of
therapeutic relationship management?
The nurse preparing a plan for continuing care.