NUR 133 Chapter 6 Communication
- TRUE or FALSE
Private social media account activities by nurses are protected from regulatory authority oversight
False
- TRUE or FALSE
Communication is influenced by the way people value themselves, one another, and the purpose of any human interaction.
Answer
True
- When communicating effectively with patients, the nurse may use auditory, visual, or
kinesthetic .
Answer
channels
- can interfere with communication at any point in the process.
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noise
- The therapeutic communication technique known as is
the skill of identifying with the way another person feels. 1 / 3
Answer
empathy
- The use of technology to delivery nursing care and conduct nursing practice remotely is called
.
Answer
telehealth
- TRUE or FALSE
When verbal and nonverbal communications do not match, it is often the nonverbal communication that more accurately conveys the speaker's meaning.
Answer
True
- TRUE or FALSE
An example of an open-ended question is
"What medicines have you been taking at home?"
Answer
False
- TRUE or FALSE
Incivility is rude, disruptive, intimidating, and undesirable behavior directed at another person.
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True 2 / 3
- Factors influencing communication include developmental level; roles and responsibilities;
space and territoriality; physical, mental, and emotional state; environment; and differences.
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sociocultural
- What nursing care behavior by the nurse will help build a client's trust in the nurse?
- A nurse tells the client, "Do not worry about the test, I have never cared for anyone that had
- A nurse answers the client's questions about an upcoming test in a calm gentle voice while
- A nurse tells the client, "My shift will be over in 45 minutes, I will let the oncoming nurse
- A nurse answers the client's questions about an upcoming test while completing
problems with it."
making eye contact with the client.
know you have questions about tomorrow's test."
documentation in the EHR.
Answer
- A nurse answers the client's questions about an upcoming test in a calm gentle voice while
making eye contact with the client.
It is important to remember that helping relationships are professional relationships. Telling a client not to worry about the test because others have not had problems with it undermines trust by belittling the client's concerns. A nurse that answers the client's questions while documenting or defers the questions to the oncoming nurse gives the impression that the client's questions or concerns are not important.
Answering the client's questions while making eye contact instils trust by showing that the nurse is competent to answer the questions and cares about the client in their care.
- A nurse during orientation notices that the preceptor gives all subcutaneous injections on
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a 45-degree angle. When the new nurse asks the preceptor the rationale for the practice the preceptor states, "This is how I do it, and this is how you will do it." The new nurse recognizes this behavior to be