Practice Question
When a patient states, "I don't feel like walking today," the nurse's most therapeutic verbal response would be:
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
"You don't want to walk today?"
Rationale:
🟠 This reflective question invites the patient to explore and express their feelings without judgment.
🟠 It encourages therapeutic communication by showing the nurse’s attentiveness and willingness to listen.
🟠 Statements like “You have to walk” or sharing the nurse’s own feelings are less supportive and may shut down communication.
🟠 Asking “Why don’t you want to walk?” might feel confrontational, while the reflective question encourages openness.
🟠 Such techniques promote patient autonomy and adherence to care plans.
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This question is from ATI LPN Fundamentals~ Chapter-789 which contains 50 questions.
More Questions from This Exam
To enhance the establishment of rapport with a patient, the nurse should:
Answer Choices:
A. Share information with the patient about other patients and why they are hospitalized.
B. Share his own personal experiences so that the patient gets to know him as a friend.
C. Act in a trustworthy and reliable manner; respect the individuality of the patient.
D. Identify himself by name and title each time he introduces himself.
A nurse tells her neighbor personal information about a hospitalized patient. Telling her neighbor about this indicates that the:
Answer Choices:
A. Actions of the nurse are appropriate since his neighbor is his confidante, and the neighbor has assured him the information provided will not be shared.
B. Nurse has not violated the confidentiality of the patient because the patient is terminal; sharing this information will not harm the patient.
C. Nurse is actively promoting nursing as a profession, and it is important to share information that might encourage others to pursue a nursing career.
D. Nurse has violated the confidentiality of the patient by discussing personal information about the patient with his neighbor.
The nurse would identify an opportunity for a “teaching moment” in the situation of a patient who:
Answer Choices:
A. is packing belongings in preparation for discharge.
B. says, "How will I remember all the things about my new diet?"
C. has just returned from surgery for a deviated septum.
D. has just been told of the malignancy of his tumor.
The nurse recognizes the patient who demonstrates communication congruency when the patient
Answer Choices:
A. wrings her hands and paces around the room while denying that she is upset.
B. states she is comfortable while she frowns, and her teeth are clenched.
C. is tearful and slow in speech when talking about her husband's death.
D. smiles and laughs while speaking of feeling lonely and depressed.
A resident in a skilled nursing facility for a short-term rehabilitation following a hip replacement says to the nurse, "I don't want to have you draw any more blood for those useless tests." When the nurse fails to convince the patient to have the blood drawn, the most appropriate documentation would be:
Answer Choices:
A. "Blood not drawn because tests are no longer desired by patient."
B. "Refuses to have blood drawn; says tests are 'useless. Doctor notified."
C. "Doctor notified of failure to draw ordered blood work."
D. "Refuses to have blood drawn. Doctor notified."
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Fundamentals of Nursing
- Answer Choices: 4