Exam 13: Resolving Conflicts Between Nurse and Patient

When a physician writes an order for the nurse to withhold life-saving treatment from a terminally ill patient, the nurse is faced with two different choices, each supported by a different ethical principle. This type of conflict is known as

When interacting with the nurse, a patient makes several condescending remarks directed toward the nurse. The nurse recognizes this behavior as an example of

A patient on a psychiatric unit is found pacing the halls and angrily punching at the wall. The nurse's primary goal should be to

A nurse manager is educating nurses about the risk of violence experienced by nurses and social workers in their workplace when compared to other professionals. The nurse manager states that nurses and social workers are at

A patient states to the nurse in a hostile voice, "I am sick of being poked at and stuck with needles. Go away and leave me alone." Which of the following is the best statement by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for an intoxicated patient who has been admitted to the emergency department. The patient appears very angry and frequently shouts at the nurse and demands to see the physician. The best response by the nurse is to use

After fasting from 10 p.m. the previous evening, a patient learns that the procedure has been cancelled. The patient curses at the nurse and accuses the nurse of being incompetent. The nurse's best response would be

The nurse is teaching an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) on potential approaches for dealing with difficult patients. The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is required when the UAP states

A patient yells at the nurse frequently and uses profane language. Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A patient 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

The initial interpersonal strategy to help the patient reduce strong emotion to a workable level involves

Which of the following best describes the goal of assertiveness?

The nurse's first response in dealing with a conflict situation that involves a patient is to

When providing home health care to a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease who fell and broke his hip 3 weeks ago, the nurse teaches the patient's family correct use of the walker. This represents which stage of the nurse-caregiver relationship?

When working in situations that involve conflict, the nurse recognizes that which of the following is true in relation to conflict?

Which of the following is true about assertion communication?

The most effective problem-solving style for genuine resolution that creates a win-win situation is

Which of the following are strategies the nurse should use when dealing with an angry patient?