Question 1

All of the following are advantages of technology-mediated care except:

Accepted Answer

A)   smart pump technology provides maximum dose safeguards.
B)   effective use of technology helps to improve clinical workflow.
C)   clinical decision support system technology reminds clinicians of critical interventions that have not yet been implemented.
D)   assessment technology provides a complete and objective picture of the patient experience. D

Question 2

A nurse is teaching a nursing student about the art of nursing. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Artful nursing can improve mental and physical well-being among patients."
B)   "Artful nursing does not have a direct impact on patient care."
C)   "Artful nursing seeks to enhance the relationships between nurses."
D)   "Artful nursing can be practiced only by expert nurses." A

Question 3

A nurse is performing a physical exam on a patient and sees that the patient is crying. Which of the following demonstrates that the nurse is practicing transcendent practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   The nurse pauses the physical examination, calls the patient by name, and gently touches the patient's hand.
B)   The nurse continues the physical exam and does not acknowledge that the patient is crying.
C)   The nurse stops the exam and asks a family to sit with the patient.
D)   The nurse finishes the physical exam and documents that the patient was tearful. A

Question 4

A critical care nurse is considering how the nursing care guidelines and policies could be modified to better respond to a patient's complex care needs. This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reflective practice
B)   Caring between
C)   Centering
D)   Patient-centered care

Question 5

A new nurse is seeking ways to improve nursing practice, and an experienced nurse encourages the new nurse to use reflective journaling. Which of the following is a question the nurse might consider when journaling?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Which behaviors and skills do I need to improve?"
B)   "What errors did other healthcare providers make in patient care?"
C)   "What policies and procedures do I need to read?"
D)   "Which other healthcare providers do I enjoy working with?"

Question 6

Nurses can be thought of as instruments of healing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

While relationship-centered care promotes enhanced mental and physical well-being in patients, it has little effect on nurses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A physician is typing on a computer when a patient asks a question. The physician responds to the patient but does not stop typing or use the patient's name. Which type of presence is the physician demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)   Physical presence
B)   Transcendent presence
C)   Full presence
D)   Partial presence

Question 9

Nurses who take care of their own health are more likely to be effective in patient and family care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If a nurse is fully present to the patient, the nurse will be able to notice subtle changes in the patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A nurse who is completing multiple tasks, including answering the telephone, documenting on the computer, and answering a patient's question, is demonstrating caring presence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A nurse and patient develop a helping-trusting, authentic caring relationship, which promotes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inner healing for the nurse patient
B)   Patient satisfaction
C)   Nursing staff retention
D)   Self-efficacy

Question 13

A nurse is performing nursing interventions effectively but is inattentive and does not respond to the patient's questions or concerns. The nurse is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Physically present
B)   Transcendent
C)   Fully present
D)   Partially present

Question 14

Choose a caring presence strategy to implement in your practice and use the reflective journal template provided in the chapter to reflect on your practice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose a caring presence strategy to implement...

Question 15

A nurse calls the patient by name, communicates openly, and pays attention to the patient's responses during the interaction. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Full presence
B)   Physical presence
C)   Transcendent presence
D)   Partial presence

Question 16

Practicing techniques related to caring presence may promote mindfulness in practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Humanistic nursing care increases patient and nursing satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In patient care, a nurse synthesizes his or her own perspective with experience, education, and intuition, which is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   the essence of caring.
B)   the art of nursing.
C)   centering.
D)   patient-centered care.

Question 19

Some technologies such a telehealth encounters may present barriers to active listening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A nurse is working in a busy, high-acuity nursing unit and enters into each nursing situation with the intentional commitment to fully care for another person. This describes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Caring
B)   Centering
C)   Openness
D)   Presence

Exam 25: The Art of Caring in Technology-Laden Environments

All of the following are advantages of technology-mediated care except:

A nurse is teaching a nursing student about the art of nursing. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

A nurse is performing a physical exam on a patient and sees that the patient is crying. Which of the following demonstrates that the nurse is practicing transcendent practice?

A critical care nurse is considering how the nursing care guidelines and policies could be modified to better respond to a patient's complex care needs. This is an example of which of the following?

A new nurse is seeking ways to improve nursing practice, and an experienced nurse encourages the new nurse to use reflective journaling. Which of the following is a question the nurse might consider when journaling?

Nurses can be thought of as instruments of healing.

While relationship-centered care promotes enhanced mental and physical well-being in patients, it has little effect on nurses.

A physician is typing on a computer when a patient asks a question. The physician responds to the patient but does not stop typing or use the patient's name. Which type of presence is the physician demonstrating?

Nurses who take care of their own health are more likely to be effective in patient and family care.

If a nurse is fully present to the patient, the nurse will be able to notice subtle changes in the patient.

A nurse who is completing multiple tasks, including answering the telephone, documenting on the computer, and answering a patient's question, is demonstrating caring presence.

A nurse and patient develop a helping-trusting, authentic caring relationship, which promotes which of the following?

A nurse is performing nursing interventions effectively but is inattentive and does not respond to the patient's questions or concerns. The nurse is which of the following?

Choose a caring presence strategy to implement in your practice and use the reflective journal template provided in the chapter to reflect on your practice.

A nurse calls the patient by name, communicates openly, and pays attention to the patient's responses during the interaction. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following?

Practicing techniques related to caring presence may promote mindfulness in practice.

Humanistic nursing care increases patient and nursing satisfaction.

In patient care, a nurse synthesizes his or her own perspective with experience, education, and intuition, which is referred to as:

Some technologies such a telehealth encounters may present barriers to active listening.

A nurse is working in a busy, high-acuity nursing unit and enters into each nursing situation with the intentional commitment to fully care for another person. This describes which of the following?