Guidelines for Communicating with Patients and their Families
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What is the study of the distance between people in their interactions called?

  • Territoriality
  • Congruence
  • Gender
  • Proxemics (correct)

Which communication technique involves paying attention to both verbal and nonverbal messages?

  • Intimate Distance
  • Attentive listening (correct)
  • Therapeutic Communication
  • Physical attending

What is the primary goal of therapeutic communication?

  • To study the factors influencing the communication process
  • To promote understanding and constructive relationships (correct)
  • To decipher the patient's message
  • To establish personal space

What is important for effective therapeutic communication?

<p>Being alert and perceptive to pick up the correct message (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a recommended way to communicate with a patient who does not lip-read?

<p>Write questions or comments on a piece of paper (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In developing conversation skills, what should you avoid when speaking with a patient?

<p>Using words that might have different interpretations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nurse-patient relationship referred to as?

<p>Interpersonal relationship (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should the nurse do when communicating with a patient to develop listening skills?

<p>Listen for themes in the patient’s comments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key guideline for communicating with patients and their families?

<p>Convey honesty and trustworthiness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should nurses communicate with blind patients based on the text?

<p>Offer to help with arrangements for hearing music or reading Braille literature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial aspect of nursing intervention with deaf patients according to the text?

<p>Speak directly to the patient when entering the room (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should nurses be emotionally mature when dealing with patients?

<p>To postpone the satisfaction of their own needs in deference to the patients (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the art of nursing?

<p>The transmission of emotion and meaning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered an essential aspect of nursing by many nurses?

<p>Empathy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Johari Window model help to improve?

<p>Self-awareness and mutual understanding within a group (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the art of nursing involve besides just knowing?

<p>Emotional security and genuine connectedness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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