A nurse is conducting an interview to assess an elderly female client in a home care setting.  When the nurse asked the client who she lived with, she said she has lived like a hermit all her life.  The nurse responded, “What exactly do you mean by that?” What type of therapeutic communication technique did the nurse use?

The client presents for an evaluation of musculoskeletal symptoms. The following data is presented regarding the client. Indicate whether the following data is subjective or objective. This question is worth 1 point total (0.20 each). 

During a routine examination, a client begins to cry when discussing a recent diagnosis of cancer. The nurse’s best response to her crying would be:

Which of the following statements indicate that the nurse understands the pain experience in older adults?

The nurse is reassessing a client’s respirations after administering a narcotic pain medication. The nurse finds the rate to be 8 respirations/min. What should the nurse do next? 

When assessing the quality of a client’s pain, which of the following questions by the nurse would be appropriate?

During assessment of history of presenting illness, a 45-year-old client reports right foot pain that started yesterday after walking to work. During the health history the client states: “it is the worse pain he has ever had.”  Which symptom characteristics has the client reported?

Which of the following questions would best assess a client’s judgement?

The nurse is assessing vital signs in an older adult client. What changes in vital signs would the nurse expect to assess in the older adult client?

During an interview, a woman says, “I have decided that I can no longer allow my children to live with their father’s violence. I just can’t seem to be able to leave him though.” Using interpretation, the nurse’s best response would be: