Deck 28: Communications
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Deck 28: Communications
1
What is not true regarding feedback?
A) It helps everyone to be more effective.
B) It is also called criticism.
C) It can let the sender know the message is communicated well.
D) It is designed to hurt the person sending it.
A) It helps everyone to be more effective.
B) It is also called criticism.
C) It can let the sender know the message is communicated well.
D) It is designed to hurt the person sending it.
It is designed to hurt the person sending it.
2
Negative or "closed" styles of receiving feedback include
A) engaging
B) sincere
C) respectful
D) patronizing
A) engaging
B) sincere
C) respectful
D) patronizing
patronizing
3
Before placing a person on hold, it is important to first
A) allow the caller to complete the introductory phase and explain the purpose
B) explain that you are too busy, but will get to them soon
C) write down their name and number in case they are disconnected
D) tell them to call back later when you are less busy
A) allow the caller to complete the introductory phase and explain the purpose
B) explain that you are too busy, but will get to them soon
C) write down their name and number in case they are disconnected
D) tell them to call back later when you are less busy
allow the caller to complete the introductory phase and explain the purpose
4
All of the following are considered "do's" when using e-mail, EXCEPT
A) use all upper case letters
B) delete all e-mails in which the sender cannot be identified
C) include part of the original e-mail you are responding to
D) keep e-mail address book up to date
A) use all upper case letters
B) delete all e-mails in which the sender cannot be identified
C) include part of the original e-mail you are responding to
D) keep e-mail address book up to date
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5
What is true regarding written instructions?
A) They are always better than verbal instructions.
B) They are not a substitute for verbal instructions
C) They are legally required for all aspects of drug therapy.
D) They are necessary in order to avoid one-on-one communication.
A) They are always better than verbal instructions.
B) They are not a substitute for verbal instructions
C) They are legally required for all aspects of drug therapy.
D) They are necessary in order to avoid one-on-one communication.
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6
The most important nonverbal communication skill is
A) appropriate hand gestures
B) good posture
C) good eye contact
D) pleasant facial expressions
A) appropriate hand gestures
B) good posture
C) good eye contact
D) pleasant facial expressions
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7
The use of fax machines in pharmacy
A) is rarely used due to current laws
B) causes many errors compared to verbal communication
C) has greatly improved efficiency
D) both b and c
A) is rarely used due to current laws
B) causes many errors compared to verbal communication
C) has greatly improved efficiency
D) both b and c
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8
When asking questions of a patient, it is more effective to
A) ask yes or no questions
B) ask questions that only require a limited response
C) ask questions that encourage specific details related to information needed
D) both b and c
A) ask yes or no questions
B) ask questions that only require a limited response
C) ask questions that encourage specific details related to information needed
D) both b and c
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9
Most communication transmissions are
A) electronic
B) written
C) through body language
D) verbal
A) electronic
B) written
C) through body language
D) verbal
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10
When giving feedback, it is important to be
A) brutal
B) honest
C) patronizing
D) critical
A) brutal
B) honest
C) patronizing
D) critical
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11
What is true regarding written messages?
A) Scraps of paper should not be used.
B) A message book should be discarded daily in the pharmacy.
C) They should be acted upon in order of receipt.
D) They are considered complete once they are written down.
A) Scraps of paper should not be used.
B) A message book should be discarded daily in the pharmacy.
C) They should be acted upon in order of receipt.
D) They are considered complete once they are written down.
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12
An open posture would include
A) arms folded in front of you
B) leaning back in your chair
C) avoiding eye contact
D) hands and arms to your sides
A) arms folded in front of you
B) leaning back in your chair
C) avoiding eye contact
D) hands and arms to your sides
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13
State boards of pharmacy require pharmacies to maintain written documentation for
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
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14
The message, sent from the sender to the receiver, should be
A) complete
B) ambiguous
C) illogical
D) both a and c
A) complete
B) ambiguous
C) illogical
D) both a and c
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15
When information is communicated to a patient or customer, you should always look for
A) posture
B) gestures
C) feedback
D) projection
A) posture
B) gestures
C) feedback
D) projection
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16
Messages are sent through a variety of
A) mechanisms
B) channels
C) circuits
D) directions
A) mechanisms
B) channels
C) circuits
D) directions
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17
An example of a message sent via an upward channel would be one sent from
A) pharmacy technician to patient
B) pharmacist to pharmacist
C) doctor to nurse
D) pharmacy technician to pharmacy manager
A) pharmacy technician to patient
B) pharmacist to pharmacist
C) doctor to nurse
D) pharmacy technician to pharmacy manager
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18
What is false regarding physical contact?
A) In health care, it is always acceptable.
B) It can be a powerful tool when utilized appropriately.
C) It is often necessary when demonstrating application of a prescribed treatment.
D) It is important to ask permission.
A) In health care, it is always acceptable.
B) It can be a powerful tool when utilized appropriately.
C) It is often necessary when demonstrating application of a prescribed treatment.
D) It is important to ask permission.
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19
Verbal expressions or body language expressing that the receiver understood the message she received is called
A) posture
B) gestures
C) feedback
D) projection
A) posture
B) gestures
C) feedback
D) projection
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20
Generally, Anglo-Saxon Americans require more
A) physical contact
B) eye contact
C) personal space
D) hand gestures
A) physical contact
B) eye contact
C) personal space
D) hand gestures
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21
A lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern is called
A) decoding
B) apathy
C) autonomy
D) regression
A) decoding
B) apathy
C) autonomy
D) regression
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22
Elderly patients
A) are always frail or confused
B) should be praised for good behavior
C) are usually in denial
D) should be addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." unless they tell you otherwise
A) are always frail or confused
B) should be praised for good behavior
C) are usually in denial
D) should be addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." unless they tell you otherwise
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23
A lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern is called
A) empathy
B) apathy
C) sublimation
D) denial
A) empathy
B) apathy
C) sublimation
D) denial
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24
All of the following should be considered customers of the pharmacy, EXCEPT
A) nurses who call in prescriptions
B) doctors
C) store manager
D) customers
A) nurses who call in prescriptions
B) doctors
C) store manager
D) customers
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25
A conflict occurs in the pharmacy with a customer over the price of a prescription. After explaining to the patient that the particular prescription is not covered by his medical insurance, the patient becomes irate and threatens to sue the pharmacy. The next step the technician should take is
A) call the police
B) tell the patient to leave the premises
C) give the patient the prescription and call the insurance company
D) ask the pharmacist to talk to the patient
A) call the police
B) tell the patient to leave the premises
C) give the patient the prescription and call the insurance company
D) ask the pharmacist to talk to the patient
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26
Shifting one's own unacceptable feelings onto another person is called
A) projection
B) repression
C) rationalization
D) sublimation
A) projection
B) repression
C) rationalization
D) sublimation
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27
With an angry patient, you should always
A) learn how to cause anger
B) defend yourself
C) remain calm
D) stay very close to the patient while talking
A) learn how to cause anger
B) defend yourself
C) remain calm
D) stay very close to the patient while talking
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28
Responding to a perceived threat or conflict in an immature way is called
A) progression
B) repression
C) regression
D) rationalization
A) progression
B) repression
C) regression
D) rationalization
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29
When dealing with a seriously ill patient, you should
A) judge the patient's statements
B) avoid empty promises
C) abandon the patient
D) trivialize the patient's feelings
A) judge the patient's statements
B) avoid empty promises
C) abandon the patient
D) trivialize the patient's feelings
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30
Which of the following terms describes the verbal and nonverbal evidence that a message was received and understood?
A) communication
B) affirmation
C) feedback
D) noise
A) communication
B) affirmation
C) feedback
D) noise
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31
For mentally disabled patients, you should
A) spend 50% less time with them than with normal patients
B) treat them the same as anyone else
C) remain calm if they become confused
D) call them by their first name
A) spend 50% less time with them than with normal patients
B) treat them the same as anyone else
C) remain calm if they become confused
D) call them by their first name
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32
Positive communication includes
A) listening to patients and other coworkers simultaneously
B) encouraging patients to ask questions
C) impressing patients with your pharmacy credentials
D) speaking sharply
A) listening to patients and other coworkers simultaneously
B) encouraging patients to ask questions
C) impressing patients with your pharmacy credentials
D) speaking sharply
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33
The right of an individual to make informed decisions for her own good is referred to as
A) compensation
B) autonomy
C) rationalization
D) repression
A) compensation
B) autonomy
C) rationalization
D) repression
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34
A preformed and substantiated judgment or opinion about an individual or a group, either favorable or unfavorable, is referred to as
A) prejudice
B) projection
C) displacement
D) regression
A) prejudice
B) projection
C) displacement
D) regression
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35
Redirecting a socially unacceptable impulse into a socially acceptable act is called
A) progression
B) rationalization
C) repression
D) sublimation
A) progression
B) rationalization
C) repression
D) sublimation
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36
Hostile or cruel language intended to hurt someone is called
A) sublimation
B) sarcasm
C) prejudice
D) compensation
A) sublimation
B) sarcasm
C) prejudice
D) compensation
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37
Which is an example of projection?
A) refusing to take out the trash because you feel you are too important
B) having hostile feelings about another and stating that the other person "doesn't like" you
C) refusing responsibility for making a dispensing mistake
D) buying a new computer even though your current one works fine
A) refusing to take out the trash because you feel you are too important
B) having hostile feelings about another and stating that the other person "doesn't like" you
C) refusing responsibility for making a dispensing mistake
D) buying a new computer even though your current one works fine
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38
Which of the following is not part of the communication cycle?
A) message
B) feedback
C) witness
D) receiver
A) message
B) feedback
C) witness
D) receiver
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39
Negative communication includes all of the following, EXCEPT
A) mumbling
B) showing boredom
C) rushing through explanations
D) looking directly at patients when you speak to them
A) mumbling
B) showing boredom
C) rushing through explanations
D) looking directly at patients when you speak to them
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40
Good communication techniques include
A) not looking directly at the patient
B) watching only your own body language
C) interrupting when you need to
D) demonstrating respect
A) not looking directly at the patient
B) watching only your own body language
C) interrupting when you need to
D) demonstrating respect
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41
Tools an individual utilizes when required to deal with uncomfortable or threatening situations are called ____________________.
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42
The right of patients to have health professionals who provide services in the patient's own interest rather than a competing or conflicting interest is called ____________________.
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43
Behavior based on a body of knowledge and ethical standards to serve the public is called ____________________.
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44
____________________ assures patients that information about their medical condition and treatment will not be given to third parties without permission.
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45
The goal of communication is ____________________.
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46
The style of speaking and the words we choose to express ourselves is called ____________________.
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47
The ____________________ principle states that patients have the right to the truth regarding their medical condition.
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48
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49
What is autonomy? Give an example in pharmacy where you might see this principle used.
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50
Proper ____________________ is the act of speaking clearly and accurately.
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51
Personal and social bias that brings about discrimination is called ____________________.
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52
A psychological defense mechanism in which a person avoids confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is called ____________________.
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53
Attributing one's own negative feelings to someone or something else unrelated to the situation is called ____________________.
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54
What are some barriers to communication that are common in community pharmacies?
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55
What is feedback? Why is it important when communicating? What is the difference between negative and positive feedback? What are two examples of each?
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56
What are the five basic elements of the communication cycle?
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57
The person who is purchasing prescriptions or over-the-counter remedies is also called the ____________________.
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58
What is the difference between external and internal noise?
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59
The position of the body with respect to the surrounding space is called ____________________.
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60
Whenever any person makes intentional, clearly understood statements or actions that cause another to feel that his job is at risk if sexual advances are rejected is called ____________________.
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61
What are seven items that should be noted when taking a telephone message?
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