Therapeutic Communication with Psychiatric Clients Practice Questions
20 free Therapeutic Communication with Psychiatric Clients practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. Which response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication to a client who says, 'I feel hopeless and useless'?
- Q2. What is the most therapeutic response when a client asks, 'Do you think I’m a bad person'?
- Q3. What is the nurse’s best response when a client begins to cry during a session?
- Q4. In the scenario provided, when the nurse asks the client to describe their feelings before hitting their roommate, which communication technique is being used?
- Q5. What is the nurse’s best response when a client says, 'I don’t want to talk right now'?
- Q6. What is the communication technique being used when a nurse tells a client, 'You seem angry today'?
- Q7. Which statement is nontherapeutic in a client interaction?
- Q8. What is the nurse’s best response when a client asks, 'Will I ever get better'?
- Q9. In the given situation, when the nurse asks the client to explain conflicting statements, which technique is being used?
- Q10. What is the most therapeutic response to a client experiencing hallucinations who says, 'The sky talks to me at night'?
- Q11. What does the nurse demonstrate by ending a session with a client discussing anger management and planning to continue the next day?
- Q12. Which is the most therapeutic response to a client who expresses feeling uncared for?
- Q13. Which statement by the nurse showcases the technique of restating in a client interaction?
- Q14. When a nurse tells a client, 'It sounds like you’re feeling overwhelmed,' which communication technique is being used?
- Q15. What does the nurse demonstrate by saying, 'I’ll stay with you until you feel calm' during a client interaction?
- Q16. What is the most therapeutic response when a client asks the nurse personal questions like marital status?
- Q17. What is the best response when a client is observed pacing and clenching fists?
- Q18. Upon a client saying, 'I can’t go on anymore,' what should be the nurse’s first action?
- Q19. During an emotional disclosure by a client, what does the nurse's silence aim to achieve?
- Q20. A client expresses thoughts of not seeing a point in living, and the nurse responds, 'You sound very discouraged right now.' What does this response demonstrat…