Author Question: Which of the following is an accurate statement about circular questions? 1. Circular questions ... (Read 74 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Which of the following is an accurate statement about circular questions?

1. Circular questions often focus on family beliefs about acute illness.
2. Circular questions are primarily intended to commend family actions.
3. Circular questions may be open ended or yes-or-no questions.
4. The same circular questions should be used daily to ensure a consistent result.

Question 2

You are a nurse caring for a patient who is having a GI bleed. You say to his wife: It is so fortunate that you brought him to the emergency room. You were right in thinking that he needed immediate medical attention.

This is a therapeutic statement for which of the following reasons? 1. It is an open-ended question that encourages conversation.
2. It is circular questioning that focuses on relationships.
3. It commends the family member and empowers them in the situation.
4. It makes the family member feel that she has been heard.

karlss · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1 The Calgary Family Intervention Model includes a circular questioning process in which explanations, facts, thoughts, and emotions of family members can be used to gather information.
2 Commendation, or praise, may be used within a circular question, but it is not the sole intention of the circular questioning approach.
3 Circular questions are not closed, yes-or-no questions.
4 A circular question evokes a response that generates a new, different question to be asked, eliciting further information to be gathered or allowing a cycle of dialogue to occur.

Answer to Question 2

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1 This is not an open-ended questionit is a statement of commendation.
2 This is not a circular questionit is a statement of commendation.
3 Commendations, or statements of praise, empower family members and enhance the ability of the nurse to form a collaborative relationship. Praise often helps family members better endure the strain of the illness experience.
4 This response is only partially correct. The family member is not only heard but her actions are praised which in itself is a nursing intervention.