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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

8TH EDITION

Professional Communication Skills for Nurses

By: Elizabeth Arnold & Kathleen Boggs

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Interpersonal Relationships 8th Edition: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses by Arnold Test Bank

Chapters Contents:

Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Dynamics

Chapter 2. Clarity and Safety in Communication

Chapter 3. Professional Guides for Nursing Communication

Chapter 4. Critical Judgment: Critical Thinking and Ethical Decision Making

Chapter 5. Developing Patient Centered Communication Skills

Chapter 6. Variation in Communication Styles

Chapter 7. Intercultural Communication

Chapter 8. Communicating in Groups

Chapter 9. Self-Concept in Professional Interpersonal Relationships

Chapter 10. Developing Patient Centered Therapeutic Relationships

Chapter 11. Bridges and Barriers in Therapeutic Relationships

Chapter 12. Communicating with Families

Chapter 13. Resolving Conflicts Between Nurse and Patient

Chapter 14. Communication Strategies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Chapter 15. Communication in Health Teaching and Coaching

Chapter 16. Communication in Stressful Situations

Chapter 17. Communicating with Patients Experiencing Communication Deficits

Chapter 18. Communicating with Children

Chapter 19. Communicating with Older Adults

Chapter 20. Communicating with Patients in Crisis

Chapter 21. Communication in Palliative Care

Chapter 22. Role Relationship Communication within Nursing

Chapter 23. Interprofessional Communication

Chapter 24. Communicating for Continuity of Care

Chapter 25. Documentation in Health Information Technology Systems

Chapter 26. Health and Communication Technology

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Interpersonal Relationships 8th Edition: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses by Arnold Test Bank

Chapter 01: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Dynamics

Arnold: Interpersonal Relationships, 8th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all of the

following characteristics of nursing except

a. Historically nursing is as old as mankind.

b. Nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care

ofthe sick.

c. Nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no

formaleducation.

d. Nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation.

ANS: A

Historically, nursing is as old as humankind. Originally practiced informally by religious

orders dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no formal

education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean War.

There, Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to the functional roles

of professional nursing and the need for formal education.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All Phases

MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. The nursing profession’s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate forhigh-quality

care and used statistical data to document the need for hand washing in preventing infection was?

a. Abraham Maslow.

b. Martha Rogers.

c. Hildegard Peplau.

d. Florence Nightingale.

ANS: D

O

An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale’s use of statistical data to

document the need for hand washing in preventing infection marks her as the profession’s

first nurse researcher.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All Phases

MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care

3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the

a. Undergraduate level.

b. Graduate level.

c. Advanced practice level.

d. Administrative level.

ANS: A

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Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a growing

number of nurses choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice roles and/or

research opportunities. Nurses are prepared to function as advanced practice nurse

practitioners, administrators, and educators.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All Phases

MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care

4. Nursing’s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other

disciplines and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key concepts that

form the foundation for all nursing theories are

a. Caring, compassion, health promotion, and education.

b. Respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy.

c. Person, environment, health, and nursing.

d. Nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion.

ANS: C

Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the phenomenon of nursing,

but central constructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are found in all theories

and models. They are referred to as nursing’s metaparadigm.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All Phases

MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care

5. When admitting a patient to the medical-surgical unit, the nurse asks the patient about cultural

Issues. The nurse is demonstrating use of the concept of

a. Person.

b. Environment

.

c. Health.

d. Nursing.

ANS: B

The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that

influence a patient’s health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as the recipient of

nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions. The word health

derives from the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical,

psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health

Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, social

well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Nursing includes the promotion of

health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

6. A young mother tells the nurse, “I’m worried because my son needs a blood transfusion. I

don’t know what to do, because blood transfusions cause AIDS.” Which central nursing

construct is represented in this situation?

a. Environment

b. Caring

c. Health

d. Person

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