Author Question: The nurse is preparing to conduct a client interview. Which of the following behaviors should the ... (Read 114 times)

laurencescou · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is preparing to conduct a client interview. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse use when conducting this interview? (Select all that apply.)

1. Do not impose personal beliefs onto the client.
2. Listen to verbal and nonverbal cues.
3. Focus on the client.
4. Maintain eye contact according to cultural variation.
5. Allow for silence.
6. Keep the client on track and prevent rambling.

Question 2

The nurse is engaged in an information teaching session with a client. Which of the following would be appropriate to instruct during an informal teaching session?

1. Expected effects of a new medication
2. Instruction on leg exercises to be used after surgery
3. How to use an incentive spirometer
4. Diet and medications to manage a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

adf223 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Behaviors that the nurse should implement when conducting a client interview include being aware of personal beliefs and not imposing beliefs onto the client, listening and attending to verbal and nonverbal cues, staying focused on the client, maintaining eye contact within cultural sensitivity, and allowing for silence. Keeping the client on track to prevent rambling is not a behavior that the nurse should use when conducting the client interview.

Answer to Question 2

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Instruction can be either informal or formal. Informal instruction occurs intermittently and frequently during the course of client care. These instructions are simple, relate to the disease process, and answer client questions. Providing the expected effects of a new medication is a type of information instruction. Formal instructions are deliberate with specific goals and an evaluation process. Instructing on postoperative leg exercises, the use of an incentive spirometer, and diet and medications to manage a new health diagnosis are all examples of formal instruction.