Exam 5: The Nurse-Patient Relationship

The nurse assessing a patient's affect is trying to discern the patient's:

The nurse explains that a pamphlet called the "Patient Care Partnership" was created by the:

The newly admitted resident to a long-term care facility tells the nurse that he misses his dog.The most therapeutic response by the nurse would be:

The nurse is diligent in keeping the patient informed about treatments,medication,and laboratory tests because an informed patient will be:

A young woman comes to the Public Health Clinic for an antibiotic for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).She is accompanied by her live-in boyfriend.The most therapeutic remark the nurse should make to the young man is:

A nurse is assigned to a patient who has been a very close family friend for many years.To maintain a therapeutic relationship under these circumstances,it would be appropriate for the nurse to tell the patient:

The families of patients expect their hospitalized member to receive holistic care.Although it may be expressed in different terms,this concept means that the family expects care that is characterized by:

According to the pamphlet "Patient Care Partnership," the nurse clarifies that patients will have:

A 6-year-old who is brought to the Public Health Clinic Building to receive immunizations for the beginning of school would be properly classified for service as a:

The nurse is changing an abdominal dressing on a disoriented 89-year-old man,when he grabs the nurse's breast with both hands and pulls it toward his mouth,muttering something about "Mary" (his wife).The best therapeutic response is:

The LPN/LVN finds a young man tearfully staring out the window.He says,"I've been in this hospital 23 days out of the last 50.I've lost a lot of pay." To encourage further communication,the nurse's best response would be:

The patient says,"I am sick of being sick." The most therapeutic response is:

The nurse is preparing an anxious patient for major surgery and remarks,"Everyone feels some anxiety,but you will be asleep during the whole thing." This is an example of which communication style?

Which would be the most appropriate greeting to Mrs.Brown,a newly admitted 80-year-old with hemiplegia who is fully alert?

The patient with newly diagnosed cancer says,"I can't stand to think about chemo." The most therapeutic response would be:

The LPN/LVN explains to a patient that in modern holistic nursing,the plan of care includes which of the following aspects?

If the nurse communicates in an open,honest,and nonjudgmental manner,this approach is characteristic of:

The patient asks the nurse,who is picking up the breakfast trays,"What will happen during the radiology test this morning?" The nurse replies,"All the necessary explanations are on that sheet of paper on the table." This is an example of the violation of:

On returning to the nurse's station,the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)discovers that the daughter of a frail but competent resident is reading her mother's chart.The woman says,"I am entitled to see my mother's medical record." The nurse's best response would be:

An LPN/LVN student is assigned to a patient who makes homosexual remarks and asks the student to meet after discharge.The student's best response would be: