Nursing Therapeutic Communication Zones

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What is an example of an activity that falls within the 'personal distance' zone?

  • Bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, and toileting a patient
  • Teaching an individual patient (correct)
  • Giving verbal report to a group of nurses
  • Lecturing to a class of students

Which of the following activities is most appropriate for the 'intimate zone'?

  • Speaking at a community forum
  • Giving directions to visitors in the hallway
  • Taking a patient’s nursing history
  • Performing physical assessment (correct)

In which zone would you most likely find a nurse asking whether families need assistance from the patient doorway?

  • Social distance (correct)
  • Personal distance
  • Intimate zone
  • Public distance

Which activity is generally conducted within the 'public distance' zone?

<p>Testifying at a legislative hearing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of an activity that could take place in the 'social distance' zone?

<p>Asking whether families need assistance from the patient doorway (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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