Ch 4 and 5

Which of the following types of thinking reflects the nursing process?

inquiry

personal values are defined as

values shaped by family, religious beliefs, and years of experience

Which of the following statements is true about the critical thinking process?

it is goal directed

The best method for nurse educators to teach professional values is

role modeling

The student nurse can best learn the steps in critical thinking through

repeated practice

When communicating with patients, the nurse actively uses listening responses. Which of the following types of listening response should the nurse use?

paraphrasing

When teaching a patient how to administer insulin, the nurse recognizes that the best method of communicating therapeutically with the patient is to

face the patient while leaning slightly forward

Which of the following is the best questioning sequence during a patient interview in which the patient is communicative and not in an emergency situation?

Begin with open-ended questions and proceed to focused questions

As the nurse communicates with a patient, the feedback provided by the nurse should be

specific and focused on observed behavior

A patient states, "I don't know about taking this medicine the doctor is putting me on. I've never had to take medication before, and now I have to take it twice a day." The nurse's response is, "It sounds like you don't know what to expect from taking the medication." The nurse's response is an example of which of the following?

paraphrasing