Exam 3: Communication and Collaboration

The patient is a 54-year-old man who has made a living as a construction worker.He dropped out of high school at age 16 and has been a laborer ever since.He never saw any need for "book learning" and has lived his life "my way" since he was a teenacger.He has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 40 years and follows no special diet,eating a lot of "fast food" while on the job.He now is admitted to the coronary care unit for complaints of chest pain and is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization in the morning.Which of the following would be the best way for the nurse to explain why he needs the procedure?

The nurse is assessing a patient who says that she is feeling fine.The patient,however,is wringing her hands and is teary eyed.The nurse should respond to the patient in which of the following ways?

A patient tells the nurse,"I think that I must be really sick.All of these tests are being done." Which response by the nurse uses the specific communication technique of reflection?

A patient tells the nurse,"I want to die." Which response is the most appropriate for the nurse to make?

In establishing the nurse-patient relationship,personal self-disclosure by the nurse is useful for which of the following goals? (Select all that apply.)

When comparing therapeutic communication with social communication,the professional nurse realizes that therapeutic communication

Lack of verbal communication for a therapeutic reason is known as ___________________.

The nurse is about to go over the patient's preoperative teaching per hospital protocol.She finds the patient sitting in bed wringing her hands,which are sweaty,and acting slightly agitated.The patient states,"I'm scared that something will go wrong tomorrow." How should the nurse respond?