CHAPTER 14: NURSING, HEALING, AND CARING

CHAPTER 14: NURSING, HEALING, AND CARING

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client. This type of relationship is:

ANS:  B

A therapeutic relationship is one that benefits the client’s health status. It is not therapeutic to both the client and the nurse. This relationship is not directly related to resolving the client’s disease process or to the cure of the client.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Analysis         REF:   Purposes of Nursing

2. The nurse who checks on equipment and not the client is treating the client in a way that:

ANS:  C

The nurse is depersonalizing the client. Depersonalization is the process in which individuals are treated as objects instead of people. One example of depersonalizing the client is to check on equipment instead of the client. Checking on equipment does not empower the client, heal the client, nor reassure the client.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Analysis         REF:   Care in the High-Technology Environment

3. The nurse is engaging in a therapeutic relationship with a client. Which of the following behaviors indicate caring in this relationship?

ANS:  C

The nurse-client relationship is a one-to-one interaction between the client and the nurse that is directed at improving the client’s health status or assisting in problem solving. Emphasizing technical aspects of care is depersonalizing the client. Being spontaneous and sharing problems is a characteristic of a social relationship. Remaining detached from the client does not demonstrate caring and would not support the nurse-client relationship.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Analysis         REF:   Nurse-Client Relationship

4. The nurse and client are engaged in the working phase of the nurse-client relationship. Which behavior is usually a part of this phase of the relationship?

ANS:  A

The working phase is the second stage of the therapeutic relationship in which problems are identified, goals are established, and problem-solving methods are selected. The other choices are behaviors seen in the orientation phase of the therapeutic relationship and are incorrect.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Application    REF:   Phases of Therapeutic Relationship