Health Promotion In Nursing 3rd Edition by Janice A Maville - Test Bank

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Chapter 5  Communication

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The nurse is communicating with a patient by sending a message in a form that is understandable. Which of the following is an element of communication represented by the nurse?

a.	Decoder
b.	Enabler
c.	Encoder
d.	Messenger

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

2. The intended recipient of an original message is which one of the following elements of communications?

a.	Decoder
b.	Encoder
c.	Sender
d.	Sensory channeler

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

3. Which of the following is a possible result of faulty encoding?

a.	The intended message is not received by the receiver.
b.	The content of the message is incomplete.
c.	The receiver of the message distorts the intent.
d.	The sender of the message is unable to receive feedback.

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Challenging

 

4. In order to validate the message sent to a client, the nurse should elicit feedback by doing which of the following?

a.	Asking questions that can be answered by a simple “yes” or “no.”
b.	Repeating the message using visual aids for reinforcement.
c.	Requesting the client to restate the message that was sent.
d.	Encouraging the client to write down questions for clarification.

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Challenging

 

5. Which one of the following would be considered a contextual variable affecting communication?

a.	Focusing on what is being said and listening to the entire message
b.	Common language, vocabulary, or codes used to send a message
c.	Conveyance of messages without the use of spoken or written words
d.	Social, cultural, and ethnic expectations for individuals involved in communication

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Challenging

 

6. A client who identifies as a member of the deaf community culture in the United States usually uses which one of the following for communication?

a.	American Sign Language
b.	Invented sign systems
c.	Paralanguage
d.	Proxemics

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

7. Nonverbal communication is what percent of all forms of communication?

a.	60%
b.	70%
c.	80%
d.	90%

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

8. Which of the following is an example of paralanguage?

a.	Arm crossing
b.	Eye contact
c.	Grunting sounds
d.	Twitching

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

9. A space of 12 feet or more allowing for formal communication between persons is termed:

a.	intimate distance.
b.	personal distance.
c.	public distance.
d.	social distance.

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

10. Which of the following nursing theorists believed that conscious awareness of interactions was vital to therapeutic communication?

a.	King
b.	Orem
c.	Peplau
d.	Travelbee

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

11. When selecting one topic for exploration from among several possible topics presented by a client, the nurse is using which one of the following therapeutic communication techniques?

a.	Clarifying
b.	Focusing
c.	Interpreting
d.	Validating

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

12. A 38-year-old client wants to know what he can do to reduce his risk of heart disease. In which one of the following is an andragogical assumption for learning represented?

a.	Biological developmental influences on readiness to learn
b.	Dependency on the teacher for learning
c.	Immediate application time perspective
d.	Subject-centered orientation to learning

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Challenging

 

13. Active listening involves which of the following nursing actions?

a.	Alternating between verbal and nonverbal communication methods when giving feedback
b.	Giving orders or advice to motivate the client’s health actions toward goal achievement
c.	Periodically interjecting affirmations such as “I see” or I understand” when appropriate as the client speaks
d.	Reflecting the feelings, meanings, or intent of the client’s words as the nurse perceives them

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Challenging

 

14. A 40-year-old Asian woman lowers her eyes as the nurse is talking with her. The nurse realizes that this is a nonverbal component of communication that is termed:

a.	active listening.
b.	kinesics.
c.	proxemics.
d.	visual aphasia.

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

15. Which of the following actions would be important for the nurse to remember when communicating with a deaf person through the use of a sign language interpreter?

a.	Avoid looking at the interpreter and focus eye contact on the deaf person.
b.	Allow for intervals of rest when communicating for an extended length of time.
c.	Speak very slowly and face the interpreter at all times.
d.	Use more animation when speaking to relay emotion or emphasize points.

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

1. It is usually sufficient to use only one channel of communication to communicate clearly.

 

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

2. Verbal communication includes the use of written words.

 

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

3. The inability to communicate is considered a disease.

 

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

4. The visually impaired have much more trouble with verbal communication than do the hearing impaired.

 

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

5. How we use the personal space around us is called kinesics.

 

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

6. The quality of empathy, or empathetic understanding, means that the nurse maintains unconditional positive regard for the client.

 

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

7. In using active listening, nurses must be aware of verbal and nonverbal messages being conveyed by clients.

 

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

8. Giving orders or advice can be a verbal barrier imposed by the nurse.

 

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

9. Andragogy focuses on principles of adult education.

 

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

10. Although there is great benefit in using technology to facilitate communication for clients and health-care providers, nurses need to be aware of associated legal issues.

 

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy

 

MATCHING

 

Match the following descriptive terms with the deficits described below.

a.	Agraphia
b.	Aphemesthesia
c.	Auditory aphasia
d.	Expressive aphasia
e.	Global aphasia
f.	Visual aphasia

 

 

1. Ability to think and hear without the ability to speak

 

2. Ability to think and hear without the ability to understand the spoken word

 

3. Ability to think and hear without the ability to produce handwriting

 

4. A visual receptive deficit in a literate person, the inability to decode the written word

 

5. Mixed auditory and visual receptive deficit in a literate person resulting in an inability to understand the spoken or the written word

 

6. Inability to express or receive verbal messages in any form

 

1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

2. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

3. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

4. ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

5. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate

 

6. ANS:  E                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Moderate