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A nurse believes that the nurse-patient relationship is a partnership, and
that both are equal participants. Which term should the nurse use to
describe this belief?
a. Critical thinking
b. Authentic
c. Mutuality
d. Atten
d ANS:
C
Effective interpersonal communication requires a sense of mutuality, a belief
that the nurse-patient relationship is a partnership, and that both are equal
participants. Critical thinking in nursing, based on established standards of
nursing care and ethical standards, promotes effective communication and
uses such standards as humility, self- confidence, independent attitude, and
fairness. To be authentic (one's self) and to respond appropriately to the
other person are important for interpersonal relationships but do not mean
mutuality. Attending is giving all of your attention to the patient.
A nurse wants to present information about flu immunizations to the elderly
in the community. Which type of communication should the nurse use?
a. Interpersonal
b. Public
c. Transpersonal
d. Small
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group ANS:
B
Public communication is interaction with an audience. Nurses have
opportunities to speak with groups of consumers about health-related topics,
present scholarly work to colleagues at conferences, or lead classroom
discussions with peers or students.
Intrapersonal communication is a powerful form of communication that
occurs within an individual. Transpersonal communication is interaction that
occurs within a person's spiritual domain. When nurses work on committees,
lead patient support groups, form research teams, or participate in patient
care conferences, they use a small group communication process.
Which technique will be most successful in ensuring effective
communication? The nurse uses
a. Interpersonal communication to change negative self-talk to positive self-
talk.
b. Small group communication to present information to an audience.
c. Intrapersonal communication to build strong teams.
d. Transpersonal communication to enhance
meditation. ANS: D
Transpersonal communication is interaction that occurs within a person's
spiritual domain. Many people use prayer, meditation, guided reflection,
religious rituals, or other means to communicate with their "higher power."
Interpersonal communication is one- on-one interaction between the nurse
and another person that often occurs face to face. Meaningful interpersonal
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communication results in exchange of ideas, problem solving,
expression of feelings, decision making, goal accomplishment, team
building, and personal growth. Small group communication is interaction
that occurs when a small number of persons meet. This type of
communication is usually goal directed and requires an understanding of
group dynamics. When nurses work on committees, lead patient support
groups, form research teams, or participate in patient care conferences,
they use a small group communication process. Intrapersonal
communication is a powerful form of communication that occurs within an
individual. For example, you improve your health and self-esteem through
positive self-talk by replacing negative thoughts with positive assertions
A nurse is standing beside the
patient's bed. Nurse: How are you
doing?
Patient: I don't feel good.
In this situation, which element is the feedback?
a. Nurse
b. Patient
c. How are you doing?
d. I don't feel
good. ANS: D
"I don't feel good" is the feedback because the feedback is the message the
receiver returns. The sender is the person who encodes and delivers the
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message, and the receiver is the person who receives and decodes the
message. The nurse is the sender. The patient is the receiver. "How are you
doing?" is the message.
A nurse is sitting at the patient's bedside taking a nursing history. Which
zone of personal space is the nurse using?
a. Intimate
b. Personal
c. Social
d. Publi
c ANS:
B
Personal space is 18 inches to 4 feet and involves such things as sitting at a
patient's bedside, taking a patient's nursing history, or teaching an
individual patient. Intimate space is 0 to 18 inches and involves such things
as performing a physical assessment, bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding,
and toileting a patient. Social zone is 4 to 12 feet and involves such things
as making rounds with a physician, sitting at the head of a conference
table, or teaching a class for patients with diabetes. Public zone is 12 feet
and greater and involves such things as speaking at a community forum,
testifying at a legislative hearing, or lecturing.
A smiling patient angrily states, "I will not cough and deep breathe." How will
the nurse interpret this finding?
a. The patient's personal space was violated.
b. The patient's affect is inappropriate.
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