Exam 7: Interviewing and Communication Techniques

While conducting the client's health history, the nurse makes little eye contact with the client and focuses intently upon the computer while documenting the client's information. The nurse faces the computer with legs crossed. Which behavior is this nurse exhibiting?

Which are the reasons for the nurse conducting a focused interview after the initial interview is complete?

The nurse is providing care to a client who lost a pregnancy in the 14th week due to spontaneous abortion. The client is tearful during the assessment process. The nurse states, "These things always happen for a reason. You can always get pregnant again." Which barrier to communication does the nurse's statement represent?

The student nurse and the experienced nurse are meeting with an elderly Vietnamese client who is unable to speak English. Which actions indicate that the student nurse requires further education?

The nurse is interviewing the client. The nurse says to the client, "It sounds like you don't like your new job because it's more stressful than you anticipated." Which communication technique is the nurse using in this interaction with the client?

When conducting a client health history, the nurse asks that all calls go to voice mail during the interview process. Which professional characteristic is the nurse exhibiting to establish a nurse-client relationship with this action?

The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history for a pediatric client. Which companion can provide legal consent for treatment for this client without written or verbal parental consent?

When conducting a focused interview for an older adult client, which interventions by the nurse are appropriate?

The nurse is conducting a health history for a client newly admitted to the hospital. Which question by the nurse is open-ended?

While conducting a health history interview, the nurse restates the client's basic message to test whether it was appropriately understood. Which interactional skill is the nurse using with this technique?