Exam 6: Variation in Communication Styles

Communication is a combination of

When the nurse asks a patient, "How are you?" the patient states, "I am fine." As the patient turns away, she is crying. This is an example of

Which of the following is a description of metacommunication?

Which of the following messages would validate the worth of the individual?

When communicating about a patient with a health care provider from another culture, the nurse states, "The patient stopped taking his medications last week when he fell off the wagon." The health care provider looks at the nurse blankly. This is an example of

Social cognitive competency refers to

The nurse is assigned to care for a patient who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which communication behavior will have the most impact on the patient?

A communication style the nurse can use to ensure that the message sent is the same as the one received is to

A patient states he is feeling fine, but the nurse observes that he has a tense body posture and a frown on his face. The nurse suspects that he is experiencing pain based on knowledge of

Message competency refers to which phase of the nursing process?

The nurse puts his arm around an older adult patient when assisting her to transfer to a chair. The patient could interpret the nurse's touch as

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted Native American patient. When assessing the patient's perception of touch, the nurse should

An adult patient responds to questions inappropriately. The nurse should do which of the following?

Which of the following is true in relation to the context of the message?

In relation to gender differences in communication, which of the following is true?

When communicating with a patient, which of the following best demonstrates the use of nonverbal communication?

The majority of person-to-person communication is

A description of denotation is