NUR 336 - Chapter 34: Self-Concept - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided.
Chapter 34: Self-Concept
Chapter 34:
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Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is caring for an older-adult patient. Which technique will the nurse use to enhance an older-adult
patient’s self-concept?
a. Discussing current weather
b. Encouraging patients to sing
c. Reviewing old photos with patients
d. Allowing patients extra computer time
ANS: C
Nurses can improve self-concept by reviewing old photographs when working with older-adult patients. This
form of life review is helpful to older adults in remembering positive life events and people. Discussing weather
does not involve personal re᯿贄ection. Singing does not improve self-concept. Giving patients extra computer
time is not applicable to improving self-concept but may help with learning.
DIF:Apply (application)REF:706
OBJ:Apply the nursing process to promote a patient’s self-concept.
TOP: Implementation MSC: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. While gathering an adolescent’s health history, the nurse recognizes that the patient began to act out
behaviorally and engaged in risky behavior when the patient’s parents divorced. Which information will the
nurse gather to determine situational low self-esteem?
a. How long the parents were married
b. How the patient views behaviors
c. Why the parents are divorcing
d. Why the patient is acting out of control
ANS: B
A nurse can identify situational life stressors that can impact a person’s self-concept. By asking about a
patient’s thoughts and feelings, the nurse will be able to use communication skills in a therapeutic manner. This
will facilitate the patient’s insight into behaviors and will enable the nurse to make referrals or provide needed
health teaching. The length of time married and the reason for the parents’ divorce do not explain the patient’s
behaviors. Why the patient is acting out of control is not as important as how the patient views actions when
out of control.
DIF:Analyze (analysis)REF:709
OBJ:Apply the nursing process to promote a patient’s self-concept. [Show Less]