CHAPTER 2 - Pretest
perception of pain
During an interview, the nurse collects both subjective and objective data from an adult client. Subjective data would include the client's ______________________
provide the client with information as questions arise
During the interview of an adult client, the nurse should _________________________
avoids excessive eye contact with the client
During a client interview, the nurse uses nonverbal expressions appropriately when the nurse _______________________
using closed-ended questions
During an interview with an adult client, the nurse can keep the interview from going off course by ___________________________
knowledge of his or her own thoughts and feelings about these issues
For a nurse to be therapeutic with clients when dealing with sensitive issues such as terminal illness or sexuality, the nurse should have _____________________
indicate acceptance of the client's cultural differences
The nurse has interviewed a Hispanic client with limited English skills for the first time. The nurse observes that the client is reluctant to reveal personal information and believes in a hot-cold syndrome of disease causation. The nurse should __________________________
assess the client's hearing acuity
The nurse is interviewing a 78-year-old client for the first time. The nurse should first ____________________________
use very basic lay terminology
The nurse is interviewing a client in the clinic for the first time. The client appears to have a very limited vocabulary. The nurse should plan to __________________________
encourage the client to quit smoking
The nurse is interviewing a client in the clinic for the first time. When the client tells the nurse that he smokes "about two packs of cigarettes a day," the nurse should _____________________________
maintain eye contact while asking the questions from the form
When interviewing a client for the first time, the nurse is using a standardized nursing history form. The nurse should _____________________________