QUESTION The personal values and beliefs in one’s ability to achieve health behavior changes is known as a. social incentive. b. self-efficacy. c. cognitive motivator. d. physical motivator. ANSWER: ANS: B Education and counseling for health promotion can include information on risk factors or behaviors impacting health and ways to address negative social, economic, […]
QUESTION When interacting with the nurse, a client makes several condescending remarks directed toward the nurse. The nurse recognizes this behavior as an example of a. the use of humor. b. active listening. c. a verbal clue to anger. d. assertiveness. ANSWER: ANS: C Nonverbal clues to anger include grimacing, clenching jaws or fists, […]
QUESTION A client has just completed an alcohol detoxification program. The client has recently experienced the loss of his wife and has been having difficulties at work. The client has some serious health effects from long-term alcohol abuse, including elevated serum liver enzymes. The client states, “Alcohol is ruining my life; I will do anything […]
QUESTION When providing home health care to a client suffering from Alzheimer disease who fell and broke his hip 3 weeks ago, the nurse teaches the client’s family correct use of the walker. This represents which stage of the nurse-caregiver relationship? a. Worker-helper b. Worker-worker c. Nurse as manager; family as worker d. Nurse as […]
QUESTION Which of the following strategies in health education does the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend? a. Using a standardized teaching format b. Eliminating established behaviors c. Offering limited information regarding the purpose of interventions d. Suggesting small changes rather than large ones ANSWER: ANS: D Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task […]
QUESTION The nurse is teaching an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) on potential approaches for dealing with difficult clients. The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is required when the UAP states a. “I will be assertive by conveying my irritation toward the client’s behavior.” b. “I will collaborate with staff so we all use the same […]
QUESTION The client states, “I have emphysema, so I have enrolled in a smoking cessation program.” According to Prochaska’s stages of change, the client is in which of the following stages? a. Action b. Determination c. Precontemplation d. Contemplation ANSWER: ANS: A During the action stage of change, the client engages in concrete actions […]
QUESTION A client yells, “Take this mess away from here. How could anyone eat this food? What kind of place are you running here?” The nurse uses skills of assertiveness to promote change that is focused on a. feelings. b. attitudes. c. behaviors. d. motivations. ANSWER: ANS: C Undesired behaviors, not feelings, attitudes, and […]
QUESTION The nurse’s first response in dealing with a conflict situation that involves a client is to a. understand the context of the situation. b. impose more controls on the client. c. gain a clear understanding of one’s own personal response. d. encourage the client to discount statements made by the nurse. ANSWER: ANS: […]
QUESTION Which of the following are strategies the nurse should use when dealing with an angry client? (Select all that apply.) a. Defuse hostility b. Avoid responding to a client’s anger by getting angry c. Speak quickly and use a higher tone of voice d. Use empathy when communicating with the client e. Remain with […]
