Question 1

The nurse is using both linear and circular questioning during an interview. Which is an example of a circular question?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Have you tried a different diet and monitored the change it brought?"
B)   "What brings you here today?"
C)   "When did the rash first begin?"
D)   "When does the pain get worse?" A

Question 2

The nurse is interviewing and taking a client's history. What would be the purpose of the interview?

Accepted Answer

A)   To give valuable information to the nurse
B)   To cause the client to reflect on past disease history
C)   To meet a requirement in the history and physical process
D)   To elicit a collaborative exchange of information D

Question 3

The nurse asks the client's mother, "What do you see as the problem?" This is an example of which type of questioning?

Accepted Answer

A)   Linear questioning
B)   Circular questioning
C)   One-question questioning
D)   Closed questioning A

Question 4

The nurse is interviewing a client suffering from chronic pain. Circular questions include which of the following? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)   Where is the pain?
B)   When are you pain-free?
C)   Have you found relief with any self-care practices?
D)   When is the pain most severe?

Question 5

The nurse asks a client, "What kind of dietary changes have you made since your diagnosis?" What would be the purpose of this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   To identify which foods the client is eating
B)   To identify which foods the client used to eat
C)   To both assess and intervene in the client's dietary habits
D)   To educate the client

Question 6

The nurse uses the "one-question" technique. Which of the following is correct about this technique?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifies one question to be the priority concern of the interview
B)   Allows each family member to ask only one question
C)   Allows each family member to answer only one question
D)   Allows the nurse to ask each family member a unique question

Question 7

The nurse is interviewing a family about an illness, and the client has brought in his parents as well as two siblings. Because there are so many people to interview in a limited time, what is the best action of the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ask the siblings to leave.
B)   Ask the parents to leave.
C)   Instruct the client to identify two family members to stay.
D)   Allow all family members to speak, but limit the time each person has to speak.

Question 8

A family is talking with the nurse about how hard it is to care for the client with a specific illness. This would indicate that the nurse knows which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   The family is beginning to resent the client.
B)   It is important for families to tell their illness story to someone they think cares about them.
C)   The client's health is declining.
D)   The family member's health is declining.

Question 9

The nurse is interviewing the family of a client with cancer. Which finding would be unexpected?

Accepted Answer

A)   Feelings of hopelessness
B)   Feelings that they cannot cope with the diagnosis
C)   Feelings that they are being defeated by the disease
D)   Feelings that something has finally brought the family together

Question 10

The client's family makes a complaint about the nurse. What is the best course of action when this occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)   The nurse should listen to the family's comments, thank them, and reflect on the comments.
B)   The nurse should ask to be taken off the case.
C)   The nurse should present the other side of the issues to the physician.
D)   The nurse should file a complaint against the family.

Question 11

Which type of question would a nurse use for an intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)   Linear
B)   Circular
C)   Closed
D)   Factual

Question 12

The nurse asks the family, "In the brief time we have today, what would you like to focus on?" What method is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   Linear questioning
B)   Circular questioning
C)   One-question questioning
D)   Closed questioning

Question 13

The husband of an ill client states that he does the housework. Which is the most therapeutic response from the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)   "You need to do that. Your wife is sick."
B)   "Men do not usually do that-you are very special."
C)   "You will need to do all the housework as her illness progresses."
D)   "It sounds like you are being very helpful."

Question 14

The nurse tries to build rapport with the family of a client with a terminal diagnosis, but that bond does not seem to be developing, and the family seems silent and withdrawn whenever difficult conversations are needed. What is the best course of action?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ask the client's family why they think there is no rapport.
B)   Continue to try to build rapport.
C)   Consider having another provider work with the family.
D)   Document that the family is not working well with the nurse.

Question 15

The nurse asks the family of a client with a life-threatening disease, "What do you think your great-grandfather who immigrated to America would have thought about your successful business?" For what reason would the practitioner ask this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   To acknowledge the family's culture
B)   To help them see the strength of their heritage
C)   To explain the family history of the illness
D)   To build rapport with the family

Exam 8: How to Use Questions in Family Interviewing