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Behavioral Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse prepares to teach important medication information to a patient of Mexican heritage. How should the nurse manage the teaching environment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The client tells the nurse, 'I don't think you can help me. Every time I talk to you, I am reminded of my mother, and I hated her.' The nurse should recognize this as
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Transference occurs when the client unconsciously transfers to the nurse feelings he or she has for significant others. Confrontation is a technique used to highlight the incongruence between a person's verbalizations and actual behavior. Countertransference occurs when the therapist displaces onto the client attitudes or feelings from his or her past. Incongruence occurs when the communication content and process disagree.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse openly admits to not being able to relate to a patient's experience. According to Munhall, this will most likely have what influence on the therapeutic relationship?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Munhall added another pattern of knowing called unknowing: For the nurse to admit she or he does not know the client or the client's subjective world opens the way for a truly authentic encounter. The nurse in a state of unknowing is open to seeing and hearing the client's views without imposing any of his or her values or viewpoints.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements correctly depict the problem of feeling sympathy toward the client? Select one that does not apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sympathy can lead to over-involvement, where the nurse tries to please the client, making manipulation easier (B). This stifles the client’s ability to explore issues (C), hinders personal growth (D), and fosters dependency (E). Choice A, while possible, isn’t a direct outcome of sympathy’s impact on the therapeutic relationship as described, so it’s not selected.
Question 5 of 5
The patient expresses frustration that the doctor does not spend enough time with the patient when making rounds. The nurse replies, 'The doctors are very busy. What can I help you with?' The nurse incorporated which nontherapeutic technique in this response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.