Exam 1: NR302 / NR 302 (New 2024/2025 Update) Health Assessment I |Study Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade
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QUESTION
Which health belief practice is associated with patients who are of American Indian heritage?
a. Wearing bangle bracelets to ward off evil spirits
b. Eating compatible foods in one's diet
c. Using swamp root as a traditional home remedy
d. Believing in a shaman as a traditional healer
Answer:
b. Eating compatible foods in one's diet
QUESTION
Which statement best reflects the Magicoreligious causation of illness?
a. Each being is but a part of a larger structure in the world of nature as it relates to health and illness.
b. Causality relationship exists leading to expression of illness.
c. Belief in the struggle between good and evil is reflected in the regulation of health and illness.
d. Illness occurs as a result of disturbances between hot and cold reactions.
Answer:
c. Belief in the struggle between good and evil is reflected in the regulation of health and illness.
QUESTION
The practitioner, entering the examining room to meet a patient for the first time, states: "Hello, I'm M.M., and I'm here to gather some information from you and to perform your examination. This will take about 30 minutes. D.D. is a student working with me. If it's all right with you, she will remain during the examination." Which of the following must be added to cover all aspects of the interview contract?
a. A statement regarding confidentiality, patient costs, and the expectations of each person
b. The purpose of the interview and the role of the interviewer
c. Time and place of the interview and a confidentiality statement
d. An explicit purpose of the interview and a description of the physical examination, including diagnostic studies
Answer:
a. A statement regarding confidentiality, patient costs, and the expectations of each person
QUESTION
______________ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of the other person's feelings within a communication context.
a. Empathy
b. Liking others
c. Facilitation
d. A nonverbal listening technique
Answer:
a. Empathy
QUESTION
You conduct an admission interview. Because you are expecting a phone call, you stand near the door. Which would be a more appropriate approach?
a. Arrange to have someone page you so you can sit on the side of the bed.
b. Have someone else answer the phone so you can sit facing the patient.
c. Use this approach given the circumstances.
d. Arrange for a time free of interruptions after the initial physical examination is complete.
Answer:
b. Have someone else answer the phone so you can sit facing the patient.
QUESTION
A patient asks the nurse, "May I ask you a question?" This is an example of:
a. An open-ended question
b. A reflective question
c. A closed question
d. A double-barreled question
Answer:
c. A closed question
QUESTION
Which statement best describes interpretation as a communication technique?
a. Interpretation is the same as clarification.
b. Interpretation is a summary of a statement made by a patient.
c. Interpretation is used to focus on a particular aspect of what the patient has just said.
d. Interpretation is based on the interviewer's inference from the data that have been presented.
Answer:
d. Interpretation is based on the interviewer's inference from the data that have been presented.
QUESTION
Which demonstrates a good understanding of the interview process?
a. The nurse stops the patient each time something is said that is not understood.
b. The nurse spends more time listening to the patient than talking.
c. The nurse is consistently thinking of his or her next response so the patient will know he or she is understood.
d. The nurse uses "why" questions to seek clarification of unusual symptoms or behavior.
Answer:
b. The nurse spends more time listening to the patient than talking.
QUESTION
During an interview, a patient denies having any anxiety. The patient frequently changes position in the chair, holds his arms folded tight against his chest, and has little eye contact with the interviewer. The interviewer should:
a. Use confrontation to bring the discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal behavior to the patient's attention.
b. Proceed with the interview. Patients usually are truthful with a health care practitioner.
c. Make a mental note to discuss the behavior after the physical examination is completed.
d. Proceed with the interview and examination as outlined on the agency assessment form. The patient's behavior is appropriate for the circumstances.
Answer:
a. Use confrontation to bring the discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal behavior to the patient's attention.
QUESTION
For what or with whom should touch be used during the interview?
a. Only with individuals from a Western culture
b. As a routine way of establishing contact with the person and communicating empathy
c. Only with patients of the same gender
d. Only if the interviewer knows the person well
Answer:
d. Only if the interviewer knows the person well
QUESTION
Children usually come for health care with a parent. At about what age should the interviewer begin to question the child himself or herself regarding presenting symptoms?
a. 5 years
b. 7 years
c. 9 years
d. 11 years
Answer:
b. 7 years [Show Less]