A process of interaction between people in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states Communication
This type of communication involves spoken words or written symbols. Linguistic communication
This type of communication involves nonv...
NUR 352 Exam 1 Practice Questions and
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A process of interaction between people in which symbols are used to create,
exchange, and interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states
✅Communication
This type of communication involves spoken words or written symbols. ✅Linguistic
communication
This type of communication involves nonverbal messages ✅Paralinguistic
communication
This type of communication involves the context of the message. (Ex. Explaining to the
patient what CHF is and what it entails) ✅Metacommunication
Which of the following is NOT a factor of context, which is important to the quality of
meaning derived by participants during the process of complementary exchange?
A. Mental and physical condition
B. Culture
C. The patients gender
D. Relationship of participants ✅C
What is a frequently cited cause of errors in the delivery of health care?
✅Communication
Which important source of information is a major means of communication between
members of the team, is a legal document and evidence of the providers actions?
✅Electronic health record
A belief that the nurse patient relationship is a partnership and that both are equal
participants ✅Mutuality
Which phase of the helping relationship would involve reviewing available data,
including medical and nursing history? ✅Preinteraction phase
Which phase of the helping relationship would involve closely observing the patient,
assessing the patients health status, identifying the patients goals, and letting the
patient know when to expect the relationship to be terminated? ✅Orientation phase
Which phase of the helping relationship would involve encouraging the patient to
express feelings about their health, encouraging and helping the patient set goals, using
, therapeutic communication skills to facilitate successful interactions, and taking action
to meet the goals set with the patient? ✅Working phase
Which phase of the helping relationship involves evaluating goal achievement with the
patient, reminiscing about the relationship with the patient, separating from the patient
by relinquishing responsibility for his or her care, and achieving a smooth transition for
the patient to other caregivers as needed? ✅Termination phase
This provides a clinical decision-making approach for you to develop and implement an
individualized plan of care. It guides care for patients who need special assistance with
communication. ✅The nursing process
This element of the circular transactional model motivates one person to communicate
with another (ex. A patient request for help prompted by his difficulty breathing causes a
different response than a patient request resulting from hunger) ✅Referent
This element of the circular transactional model is the message a sender receives from
the receiver. It indicates whether the receiver understood the meaning of the sender's
message. ✅Feedback
This element of the circular transactional model is the mean of sending and receiving
messages through visual, auditory, and tactile senses. Ex. Facial expressions send
visual messages ✅Channels
This element of the circular transactional model is the content of the communication. It
contains verbal and nonverbal expressions of thoughts and feelings. They are clear,
direct, and in understandable language. ✅Message
This element of the circular transactional model is the setting for sender-receiver
interaction. It provides participants with physical and emotional comfort and safety.
✅Environment
This is necessary to recognize when you need to better communicate and intervene
with patients, especially related to their cultural needs. ✅Humility
The ability to understand and accept another person's reality, accurately perceive
feelings, and communicate this understanding to the other. ✅Empathy
This step in the nursing process involves verbal interviewing and history taking, visual
and intuitive observation of nonverbal behavior, data gathering during physical
examination, as well as written medical records, diagnostic tests, and literature review.
✅Assessment
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