PORTAGE LEARNING NURS 251 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS
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When setting the stage and then managing the interview, which of the following is
it imperative to do?
- Take extensive notes during the interview so details are not missed
- Introduce yourself and your role, usually before the client undresses
- Warn the client that you cannot guarantee confidentiality - ANSWER -
Introduce yourself and your role, usually before the client undresses
Which one of the following actions would best promote accurate translations and
confidentiality for the patient when the caregiver does not speak the patient's
language?
- Ask a family member to translate
- Use a trained medical interpreter
- Ask a friend of the client to translate
- Ask the client's neighbor to translate - ANSWER Use a trained medical
interpreter
Which type of question would be the most effective in obtaining a patient's
perceptions of his or her problem?
- Open-ended questions
- Leading questions
- Close-ended questions
,During which part of the interview would the nurse ask a patient questions about
a current illness?
- Termination phase
- Working phase
- Introductory phase
- Building phase - ANSWER - Working phase
Establishing rapport with the patient by identifying feelings of the patient -
ANSWER Empathetic responses
Clarifying inconsistent information - ANSWER Confortation
Echoing the patient's own words to encourage expression of facts and feelings. -
ANSWER Reflection
An inference about feelings or concerns that is used to clarify data already
collected. - ANSWER Interpretation
Cueing a patient to continue by saying "mm-mm, using silence, etc. - ANSWER
Facilitation
Which of the following is a behavior of active listening?
- Writing down everything that the patient says so that details are not forgotten
- Nodding in agreement with whatever the patient says throughout the
conversation
, - Assuming a calm, relaxed position
- Giving unwanted advice - ANSWER - Assuming a calm, relaxed position
The nurse is preparing to assess the respirations of an alert adult client. The nurse
should
- unobtrusively observe for the equal bilateral chest expansion while continuing to
palpate the radial pulse site
- ask the client to lie in a supine position, which makes counting the respirations
easier
- count for 15 seconds and multiply the number by 4 to obtain the rate
- explain to the client that he or she will be counting the client's respirations -
ANSWER - unobtrusively observe for the equal bilateral chest expansion while
continuing to palpate the radial pulse site
How is Acute pain different from Chronic pain?
- Chronic pain is usually visceral in nature and acute pain is mostly cutaneous pain
- Acute pain is often associated with tissue damage and lasts less than 6 months in
duration
- Chronic pain is associated with aging and is seen usually in persons over 50 years
of age
- Acute pain usually does not need to be treated but chronic pain is referred for
treatment - ANSWER - Acute pain is often associated with tissue damage and
lasts less than 6 months in duration
What does blood pressure measure?
- The flow of blood through the heart
- The force of blood against the artery walls
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