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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Professional communication skills for
Nurses Exam NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: A patient is admitted to the hospital for unsteady gait resulting in frequent falls.
What is a circular question that the nurse could ask this patient? - ANSWER-"How will this
hospitalization affect your family?"
QUESTION: As the nurse communicates with a patient, the feedback provided by the nurse
should be - ANSWER-specific and focused on observed behavior
QUESTION: A patient states, " I don't know about taking this medicine the doctor is putting me
on. I've never had to take medication before, and now i have to take it twice a day". The nurses
responses is," it sounds like you don't know what to expect from taking the medication" The
nurse's response is an example of which concept? - ANSWER-Paraphrasing
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QUESTION: Which of the following is a description of metacommunication? - ANSWER-
Nonverbal and verbal communication
QUESTION: Which is an appropriate description of denotation - ANSWER-A generalized
meaning assigned to a word
QUESTION: A patient states they are feeling fine, but the nurse observes that their body
posture is tense and there is a frown on their face. The nurse suspects that the patient is
experiencing pain based on knowledge of component of communication? - ANSWER-Kinesics
QUESTION: The nurse is assessing a newly admitted Native American patient. When assessing
the patient's perception of touch, the nurse should - ANSWER-ask the patient for permission to
touch
QUESTION: In relation to gender differences in communicating, which statement is true -
ANSWER-Women smile more often
When conducting an in-service on serious medical errors, the nurse teaches that nearly 70% of
sentinel events are related to - ANSWER-miscommunication
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QUESTION: When working on a nursing unit, the nurse recognizes that incomplete
communication errors most often occur during which activity ? - ANSWER-A handoff procedure
QUESTION: When calling a healthcare provider, the nurse provides their name, the unit and
hospital the call is being made from, the patient's name, and that the patient is having trouble
breathing. The nurse is demonstrating which step in the SBAR format for communicating with a
patient's primary care provider (PCP) - ANSWER-Situation
QUESTION: A nurse recognizes that strategies for clear, accurate communication to promote
patient safety include which of the following? - ANSWER-Establishing a safe environment
QUESTION: The nurse is caring for a patient who is becoming increasingly short of breath. The
nurse decides to call the physician. Which of the following should the nurse initially do when
speaking with the physician? - ANSWER-State the problem
QUESTION: In regard to informed consent, Which of the following statements is true? -
ANSWER-Consent must be voluntary
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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Professional communication skills for
Nurses Exam NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: A patient is admitted to the hospital for unsteady gait resulting in frequent falls.
What is a circular question that the nurse could ask this patient? - ANSWER-"How will this
hospitalization affect your family?"
QUESTION: As the nurse communicates with a patient, the feedback provided by the nurse
should be - ANSWER-specific and focused on observed behavior
QUESTION: A patient states, " I don't know about taking this medicine the doctor is putting me
on. I've never had to take medication before, and now i have to take it twice a day". The nurses
responses is," it sounds like you don't know what to expect from taking the medication" The
nurse's response is an example of which concept? - ANSWER-Paraphrasing
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QUESTION: Which of the following is a description of metacommunication? - ANSWER-
Nonverbal and verbal communication
QUESTION: Which is an appropriate description of denotation - ANSWER-A generalized
meaning assigned to a word
QUESTION: A patient states they are feeling fine, but the nurse observes that their body
posture is tense and there is a frown on their face. The nurse suspects that the patient is
experiencing pain based on knowledge of component of communication? - ANSWER-Kinesics
QUESTION: The nurse is assessing a newly admitted Native American patient. When assessing
the patient's perception of touch, the nurse should - ANSWER-ask the patient for permission to
touch
QUESTION: In relation to gender differences in communicating, which statement is true -
ANSWER-Women smile more often
When conducting an in-service on serious medical errors, the nurse teaches that nearly 70% of
sentinel events are related to - ANSWER-miscommunication
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QUESTION: When working on a nursing unit, the nurse recognizes that incomplete
communication errors most often occur during which activity ? - ANSWER-A handoff procedure
QUESTION: When calling a healthcare provider, the nurse provides their name, the unit and
hospital the call is being made from, the patient's name, and that the patient is having trouble
breathing. The nurse is demonstrating which step in the SBAR format for communicating with a
patient's primary care provider (PCP) - ANSWER-Situation
QUESTION: A nurse recognizes that strategies for clear, accurate communication to promote
patient safety include which of the following? - ANSWER-Establishing a safe environment
QUESTION: The nurse is caring for a patient who is becoming increasingly short of breath. The
nurse decides to call the physician. Which of the following should the nurse initially do when
speaking with the physician? - ANSWER-State the problem
QUESTION: In regard to informed consent, Which of the following statements is true? -
ANSWER-Consent must be voluntary
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