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PNU 116 PrepU Chapter 8 Communication Exam QuestionsAnd 100% Correct Answers
The client is resistant to surgery and is speaking with the nurse about it. Which of the
following responses by the nurse is indicative of an authoritarian role? ANSWER
"Surgery is your only option. You need this operation."
A nurse is caring for a client with biliary colic experiencing uncomplicated cholelithiasis.
The client asks, "My doctor says I should have surgery to remove my gallbladder. Do
you think it is really necessary?" What is the nurse's best response? - ANSWER "Share
with me the advantages and disadvantages of your options as you see them."
The nurse is performing a routine vital sign assessment on this pregnant client at a
prenatal visit. The client shares with her, "I know labor will be so painful, it sounds
awful. I am sure I will not be able to stand the pain; I really dread going into labor." What
is the best response by the nurse? - ANSWER "You're worried about how you will
tolerate the pain associated with labor."
To provide appropriate nursing care, what type of communication should be employed
by the nurse with the client and significant others? ANSWER Therapeutic
communication
A nurse during orientation identifies that the preceptor gives all the subcutaneous
injections on a 45-degree angle. When the new nurse asks the preceptor the rationale
for the practice the preceptor states, "This is how I do it and this is how you will do it."
The new nurse recognizes this behavior to be: - ANSWER Aggressive.
The nurse has been caring for a client who had a myocardial infarction 2 days ago.
During morning assessment, the nurse asks the client how the client is feeling. Which of
the following would need further clarification? - ANSWER The client looks down at the
floor and says, "I'm fine."
A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with a skin infection. During the history of
, the client, it is ascertained that the client is an intravenous drug user. To facilitate
communication, the nurse should: - ANSWER be candid, open, and honest.
Which of the following statements by the nurse acknowledge the client as a person?
Select all that apply. - ANSWER "Mr. Smith, I will be taking you to x-ray now."
"I have your medications ready for you, Ms. Jackson."
A client is admitted to the emergency department for having several black, tarry stools.
To identify the source of the client's complaint, the nurse should: - ANSWER ask the
client if the client has recently taken ferrous sulfate (iron) or bismuth subsalicylate.
The nurse is caring for a client who is a victim of sexual assault. Which action would the
nurse take to develop a trusting rapport with the client? ANSWER Approach the client
with empathy and understanding and allow the client to share feelings without being
judged.
The nurse is talking to a client who is contemplating seeking a second opinion regarding
a surgeon's recommendation for surgery of some type. Which of the following is an
advocacy response by the nurse? - ANSWER "Let us know if we can answer any further
questions after you obtain your second opinion."
A nurse is taking a lunch break in the hospital cafeteria and sits down at a table adjacent
to a group of physicians who also are taking their lunch break. One of the physicians,
who happens to be the charge physician for the nurse's clients, points to the nurse and
says, "That guy needs to get fired." The best response by the nurse would be to: -
ANSWER ask to speak to the physician in private and address the disrespectful
comment.
A home care nurse would inform the client when visits would occur and how long they
would last. During which phase of the nurse-client relationship would this type of
arrangement be made? ANSWER Orientation phase
A nurse says the following to another nurse who continually forgets to wash hands
between clients, "It seems you are consistently forgetting to wash your hands between
clients. It is truly not safe for your clients. Let's brainstorm some type of reminder we
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