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NSG 310 Exam Questions and AnswersWhat does avoidance in therapeutic communication lead to? - Answer-Postpones the
conflict leading to future issues/problems,
The issue comes up later
A patient is recovering from a head injury with a lowered level of consciousness. What
is important to remember regarding verbal communication? - Answer-Hearing can
remain acute. Initiate conversation and remember your patient may be able to hear you
even though they are unconscious.
What is expressive aphasia? - Answer-Understand what is being said but cannot
express thoughts or feelings in words. (Broca's)
How does one assist a blind client with ambulation? - Answer-Allow the client to take
your arm to preserve the client's autonomy. (instead of you taking their arm, they're
taking yours)
Allow as much independence as possible
What is the goal of crisis intervention response? - Answer-To return the client to a pre-
crisis level of functioning.
What is anticipatory grief? - Answer-Anticipatory grief is an emotional response that
occurs before the actual death around a family member with a terminal disorder
Ex. You're anticipating the grieving, happens before death
A client has entered the rage stage. What should the nurse do? - Answer-leave and get
help
What is a developmental crisis? - Answer-A developmental crisis can occur as
individual development age related milestones in their life
There is a local community crisis. Describe the heroic phase in responding to this crisis.
- Answer-Heroic-emergency teams, neighbors, and friends rally around survivors
providing support and supplies for recovery.
They all want to be heroes
What is a situational crisis? - Answer-A situational crisis refers to a stressful life event
which exceeds a client's resources and coping mechanisms/skills.
Ex. House on fire
Describe mild anxiety. (moderate, severe, panicked, all types of anxiety) - Answer-
Heightened state of alertness
, Nurses are kinesthetic learners. What does this mean? - Answer-Kinesthetic learners
best learn with demonstration and hands on practice
What is the difference between nonverbal and verbal communication? - Answer--Verbal
communication includes sounds and words
-Nonverbal includes wordless cues
You have a client who only speaks Spanish. Who can be utilized as an interpreter? -
Answer-On staff interpreters (someone who is a certified interpreter and works for
hospital)
What organization established educational standards requiring health care agencies to
provide systematic health education and trained for clients? - Answer-The joint
commission has established standards requiring health care agencies to provide
systematic health education and training for clients and families.
What is the goal of palliative care? - Answer-Management for the client and support for
the family during the last stage of life
What is veracity? - Answer-Truthful information about client's condition
What can the nurse use to assist with education for a client who is illiterate? - Answer-
Images and symbols
Pictures
A preschooler is having difficulty with communication. How should the nurse address
this? - Answer-With play. Clay, crayons, and paper become modes of expression for
important feelings and thoughts about problems. Play is the child's language, especially
because children have major difficulties verbalizing their feelings.
List two de-escalation interventions for mental health emergencies. - Answer--Avoid
rushing the client
-Slow things down. Set reasonable limits
-Do not indicate you feel threatened or argue the logic of a situation. Allow verbal
venting within reason. Use open, non-threatening stance. Go to a quiet place.
An effective teaching strategy uses empowerment? What does this include? - Answer-
Approaches that allow client to take on their own initiative in care
Ex. Encouraging patient to do as much self-care and ADLs as possible.
What is the teach back process? - Answer-Teach back is a client/provider evaluation
methods to confirm patient understanding
An effective teaching strategy for reinforcement is shaping. Describe what shaping is. -
Answer-Shaping refers to the reinforcement of successive approximations of the target
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