Maryville NURS 612 Exam 1 NEWEST WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (A+ Graded)
Which of the following will best facilitate the interview
when obtaining a history for a deaf patient who
can read lips? -Answer speaking slowly
During a history, the patient indicates he has an uncle
and a brother with sickle cell disease. Which of the
following is an appropriate method to document this
information? -Answer Include it in the family history.
Which approach is recommended at the onset of an
interview? - Answer Use an open-ended approach; let the patient explain the problem or
reason for the visit.
Which of the following questions may lead to an
inaccurate patient response? - Answer "That was a horrible experience, wasn't it?"
Repeating a patient's answer is an attempt to - Answer confirm an accurate
understanding.
During an interview, your patient admits to feeling
worthless and having a sleep disturbance for the
past 3 weeks. These are cues that deserve the investigation
of - Response suicide risk
Jerry is a 26-year-old gay male who has come in for his
health history to be taken. Of the following questions about
sexual behavior, which would most likely damage trust between
Jerry and the person taking his history? - Response Are you married or do you have a
girlfriend
,When asking a patient about a sensitive
problem, such as drug abuse, it is desirable to - Answer be direct, unequivocal, and
candid
Direct questions are designed to - Answer obtain or describe any particular fact
regarding an answer
An interviewer should be aware of and assess their own
feelings, such as animosity and bias, so that they can - Answer reduce communication
obstacles
A patient is being interviewed and states that he has abdominal
pain and is often wakened up by it during the night. Which of the
which of the following responses by the interviewer would facilitate
the interviewing process? -Response "Tell me what you mean by often."
Developing cultural sensitivity is important for the
examiner to be successful in - Response recognizing and accepting health beliefs that
differ from his or her own beliefs.
The balance of hot and cold and its relationship to
wellness is a concept that -Response is believed by members of many cultures,
including
Arabs, Asians, Filipinos, and Hispanics.
Developing a knowledge base about cultural groups
allows the practitioner to - Answer understand the behaviours, practices and problems
observed
Which of the following is an example of a cultural
characteristic? - Answer shared belief
A young mother brings her infant into the emergency
, department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness? - Answer What do you think is causing the illness?
A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to? - Answer stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except - Answer eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic? - Answer Skin color
Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation? - Answer What are your beliefs about immunizations
Which mode of communication may be offensive to
a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner - Answer maintaining firm and direct eye contact
Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)? - Standard precautions
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