Exam 6: Variation in Communication Styles

When communicating about a client with a health care provider from another culture,the nurse states,"The client 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

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

Message competency refers to which phase of the nursing process?

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

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

A client 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

A description of denotation is

The majority of person-to-person communication is

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

Social cognitive competency refers to

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

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

Which of the following is a description of metacommunication?

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

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

Communication is a combination of

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

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