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What is the basic component of human relationships, including nursing?
What is the basic component of human relationships, including nursing?
- Establishing a nurse-client relationship
- Exchanging information or feelings between two or more people
- Collecting assessment data
- Sending and receiving of a message (correct)
What is the primary purpose of the communication process in nursing?
What is the primary purpose of the communication process in nursing?
- To establish a nurse-client relationship
- To influence others and obtain information (correct)
- To initiate interventions and evaluate outcomes
- To prevent legal problems
Which of the following is NOT a step in the communication process?
Which of the following is NOT a step in the communication process?
- Receiver
- Encoding (correct)
- Sender
- Message
What is the purpose of the response/feedback in the communication process?
What is the purpose of the response/feedback in the communication process?
Which mode of communication is NOT mentioned in the text?
Which mode of communication is NOT mentioned in the text?
What is the primary goal of the nursing process?
What is the primary goal of the nursing process?
Which step comes after the assessment in the nursing process?
Which step comes after the assessment in the nursing process?
What is a major component of critical thinking in nursing?
What is a major component of critical thinking in nursing?
What is the purpose of 'establishing a database' in the nursing assessment phase?
What is the purpose of 'establishing a database' in the nursing assessment phase?
What is the final step in the nursing process?
What is the final step in the nursing process?
Which of the following is NOT a type of data mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a type of data mentioned in the text?
What is the primary purpose of documentation in nursing care?
What is the primary purpose of documentation in nursing care?
Which type of nursing documentation is described as a 'chronological account' of the patient's status and nursing interventions?
Which type of nursing documentation is described as a 'chronological account' of the patient's status and nursing interventions?
What does the 'S' in SOAPIE charting stand for?
What does the 'S' in SOAPIE charting stand for?
What is the purpose of the 'Plan' component in SOAPIE charting?
What is the purpose of the 'Plan' component in SOAPIE charting?
What is the purpose of the 'Intervention' component in SOAPIE charting?
What is the purpose of the 'Intervention' component in SOAPIE charting?
What is the primary reason that nursing documentation may be used legally?
What is the primary reason that nursing documentation may be used legally?
What does the pace and intonation of speech indicate?
What does the pace and intonation of speech indicate?
Why is adaptability important in communication?
Why is adaptability important in communication?
What is a key aspect of non-verbal communication?
What is a key aspect of non-verbal communication?
Why is clarity and brevity important in communication?
Why is clarity and brevity important in communication?
How does humor function in communication?
How does humor function in communication?
What does credibility in communication entail?
What does credibility in communication entail?
What is the official NANDA definition of a nursing diagnosis?
What is the official NANDA definition of a nursing diagnosis?
When creating a nursing care plan, what does SMART stand for?
When creating a nursing care plan, what does SMART stand for?
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs prioritize in nursing care?
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs prioritize in nursing care?
What do evidenced-based interventions refer to in nursing?
What do evidenced-based interventions refer to in nursing?
According to Jovellanos ('27), what does he challenge nurses to examine?
According to Jovellanos ('27), what does he challenge nurses to examine?
In nursing evaluation, what is the purpose of measuring goal achievement?
In nursing evaluation, what is the purpose of measuring goal achievement?
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Study Notes
Communication
- Exchanging information or feelings between two or more people, a basic component of human relationships, including nursing.
- Essential for establishing a nurse-client relationship, collecting assessment data, initiating interventions, evaluating outcomes, and promoting health.
Communication Process
- Sender: conveys a message, encoded.
- Message: what is being conveyed.
- Receiver: listener, observer, decoder, to whom the message is for.
- Response/feedback: message returned to the sender, allowing correction or reward.
Modes of Communication
- Verbal communication: spoken or written word.
- Non-verbal communication: gestures, facial expressions, and touch, also known as "body language".
Documentation
- The process of preparing a complete record of a patient's care.
- Accurate, detailed charting shows the extent and quality of care provided, treatment, and education.
Types of Documentation
- Traditional narrative: a chronological account of patient's status, nursing interventions, and response.
- SOAPIE charting: includes subjective, objective, assessment, plan, intervention, and evaluation data.
Nursing Process
- A systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care.
- Cyclical, with goals including identifying health status, establishing plans, and delivering interventions.
- The five steps of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Critical Thinking
- A process of analyzing problems or phenomena based on gathered data.
- An essential skill in the nursing process, interrelated with problem-solving and decision-making.
- Guides a nurse in generating, implementing, and evaluating approaches to client care and professional concerns.
Assessment
- Collecting and organizing data, establishing a database about the client's concerns.
- Activities: establishing a database, updating data, organizing data, validating data, and communicating/documenting data.
- Types of data: subjective, objective, and assessment data.
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