Exam 22: Positive Self-Talk

The nurse suggests that patients use affirmations to develop a sense of well-being and health.Which affirmation would be appropriate for the nurse to recommend to this patient?

A nurse constantly tells a nursing student that she is not able to complete her patient assessments accurately.Which statement,if made by the nursing student to herself,indicates that her internal dialogue is negative?

A nurse wants to remain hopeful and optimistic when working with hospice patients.Which would be appropriate affirmations for the nurse to use?

The nurse wants to communicate in a responsible and assertive manner by using positive self-talk.The steps to change self-talk from negative to positive appear below.Arrange the steps in the correct order of use. A)Learn how to stop negative self-talk. B)Assess whether self-talk is positive or negative. C)Change internal dialogue to positive self-talk. D)Perform positive self-talk without effort. E)Develop an awareness of self-talk.

Which situation may be difficult for the nurse to communicate assertively and responsibly if self-talk is negative?