A hospice nurse sits at the bedside of a male patient in the final
stages of cancer. He and his parents made the decision that he
would move home and they would help him in the final stages of
his disease. The family participates in his care, but lately the nurse
has increased the amount of tim...
Chapter 7: Caring in Nursing
Practice Review Questions
A hospice nurse sits at the bedside of a male patient in the final
stages of cancer. He and his parents made the decision that he
would move home and they would help him in the final stages of
his disease. The family participates in his care, but lately the nurse
has increased the amount of time she spends with the family.
Whenever she enters the room or approaches the patient to give
care, she touches his shoulder and tells him that she is present. This
is an example of what type of touch? A. Caring touch. B. Protective
touch. C. Task-oriented touch. D. Interpersonal touch. - A. Caring
touch. Caring touch is a form of nonverbal communication. You
express this in the way you hold a patient's hand, give a back
massage, gently position a patient, or participate in a conversation.
When using a caring touch, you connect with the patient physically
and emotionally. A Muslim woman enters the clinic to have a
woman's health examination for the first time. Which nursing
behavior applies Swanson's caring process of "knowing the patient?"
A. Sharing feelings about the importance of having regular woman's
health examinations. B. Gaining and understanding of what a
woman's health examination means to the patient. C. Recognizing
that the patient is modest; obtaining gender-congruent caregiver.
D. Explaining the risk factors for cervical cancer. - B. Gaining and
understanding of what a woman's health examination means to the
patient. You should strive to understand an event as it has meaning
in the life of the other. Knowing the patient is essential when
providing patient-centered care. A nurse demonstrates caring by
helping family members: A. Become active participants in care. B.
Provide activities of daily living (ADLs). C. Remove themselves from
personal care. D. Make health care decisions for the patient. - A.
, Become active participants in care. Caring for the family takes into
consideration the context of the patient's illness and the stress it
imposes on all members. A nurse enters a patient's room, arranges
the supplies for a Foley catheter insertion, and explains the
procedure to the patient. She tells the patient what to expect; just
before inserting the catheter, she tells the patient to relax and that,
once the catheter is in place, she will not feel the bladder pressure.
The nurse then proceeds to skillfully insert the Foley catheter. This
is an example of what type of touch? A. Caring touch. B. Protective
touch. C. Task-oriented touch. D. Interpersonal touch. - C. Task-
oriented touch. Nurses use task-oriented touch when performing a
task or procedure. An expert nurse learns that any procedure is
more effective when administered carefully and in consideration of
any patient concern. A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing
student that she never touches a patient unless she is performing a
procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that
from a caring perspective: A. She does not touch the patients either.
B. Touch is a type of verbal communication. C. There is never a
problem with using touch. D. Touch forms a connection between
nurse and patient. - D. Touch forms a connection between nurse
and patient. Touch is relational and leads to a connection between
nurse and patient. It involves contact and noncontact touch.
Contact touch involves obvious skin-to-skin contact, whereas
noncontact touch refers to eye contact. A nurse is caring for an
older adult who needs to enter an assisted-living facility following
discharge from the hospital. Which of the following is an example of
listening that displays caring? A. The nurse encourages the patient
to talk about his concerns while reviewing the computer screen in
the room. B. The nurse sits at the patient's bedside, listens as he
relays his fear of never seeing his home again, and then asks if he
wants anything to eat. C. The nurse listens to the patient's story
while sitting on the side of the bed then summarizes the story. D.
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