Chapter 2: Emotional Intelligence

Successful Nurse Communication By Boynton

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Chapter 2: Emotional Intelligence

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. A nurse’s ability to listen respectfully to a colleague’s request for help at any point in time may vary with:
A. How tired he is
B. The IV pump alarm that keeps going off for no apparent reason
C. His perception that his colleague is lazy
D. All of the above

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Page: 21         TOP:   Emotional intelligence

 

  1. A knowledge base in emotional intelligence will enhance nurses’ ability to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Be more sensitive to patients’ needs and concerns
B. Assess lung sounds of patients with pneumonia
C. Provide patient-centered care
D. Collaborate effectively with other healthcare professionals

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Page: 16         TOP:   Emotional intelligence

 

  1. All of following descriptors belong in an explanation of Salovey and Mayer’s ability-based model of emotional intelligence EXCEPT:
A. Self-reported attributes regarding one’s interpersonal relationships
B. Being able to identify one’s emotions
C. Having an understanding of emotions in others
D. Managing feelings of anger during a clinical emergency

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Page: 17

TOP:   Models of emotional intelligence

 

  1. A nurse’s self-awareness of feelings of anxiety before calling a physician about a patient’s increased edema in both lower extremities might include:
A. A difficult conversation with this doctor earlier in the month
B. The frantic insistence of the patient’s husband that the nurse contact the doctor immediately
C. A tense argument she had with her husband before coming to work
D. Feelings of low self-esteem that come from her family background
E. All of the above

 

 

ANS:  E                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Page: 19

TOP:   Emotional intelligence in nursing

 

  1. A nurse who feels frustrated about a colleague’s refusal to double-check a morphine dose he has calculated is demonstrating self-regulation when he:
A. Takes a deep breath, acknowledges to himself that he doesn’t know why she can’t help, and seeks help from another colleague
B. Decides he won’t cover for his colleague’s meal break later
C. In a sarcastic voice states, “Thanks a lot!”
D. Decides to save time and give what he believes is the correct dose

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Page: 21

TOP:   Emotional intelligence in nursing

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