NURS124 QUIZ 2 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
1. The nurse is using listening responses while speaking with the client. The nurse
should use what type of listening response?
A. False reassurance
B. Moralizing
C. Giving advice
D. Paraphrasing - ANS D
2. The nurse asks the client, "How are you?" The client responds, "I am fine." The client
then turns away and begins to cry. This demonstrates
A. Incongruence
B. Proxemics
C. Nonverbal communication
D. Congruence - ANS A
A client states he is fine but his body is rigid and his face is scrunched up in a frown. The
nurse suspects he is in pain based on knowledge of
A. Denotation
B. Proxemics
C. Confirming responses
D. Kinesics - ANSWER D
A nurse whose father was an alcoholic has been assigned to care for a client who is in
alcohol withdrawal. The most therapeutic action by the nurse would be to
A. Provide care in brief periods to minimize the likelihood of projecting negativism
B. Analyze personal weaknesses, strengths, and limitations
, C. Closely monitor the patient's physical condition
D. Ask to be assigned to another client - ANSWER B
5. A client states to the nurse, " I am having a tough time and I am scared about the
future." Which of the following responses by the nurse is the best feedback?
A. " You should do something about that."
B. " I really don't think you are having a tough time."
C. "I know what you mean."
D. " You are having a tough time and you are scared." - ANSWER D.
6. An adult client is admitted to hospital with terminal cancer. The client states," I am
very satisfied with the life I had." The client accepts impending death. The nurse
recognizes that he is in Erikson's stage of psychosocial development, which is known as
A. Autonomy vs. Shame & doubt
B. Intimacy vs. Isolation
C. Integrity vs. Despair
D. Identity vs. Identity diffusion - ANSWER C
7. The nurse demonstrates an understanding of the concept of metacommunication
through
A. Using barriers to communication
B. Recognizing how communication can impact others
C. It is not hearing and seeing with proper eye contact
D. The verbal and nonverbal messages are not congruent - ANSWER C
The nurse asks a newly admitted client, "Can you tell me what brought you to the
hospital today?" The intent of using an open-ended question is to
A. Encourage the patient to answer the question with a one-word phrase
B. Allow the patient latitude in telling their story
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