Which of the following is the best rationale for a nurse to spend ...

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Which of the following is the best rationale for a nurse to spend time communicating with a family member of a hospitalized patient?
 
  1. The nurse often has information that needs to be shared with a family member who is a primary social structure caring for an individual.
  2. A nurse's communication can supports the nurse's position of power in the health-care system caring for an individual.
  3. Communication with family members is critical to increase a nurse's satisfaction with the role.
  4. Nurses use communication to develop an efficient interprofessional team that exchanges information.

Question 2

Effective communication can assist a nurse to achieve which of the following desired health outcomes?
 
  1. Readmissions with chronic disease exacerbations.
  2. A nurse-individual-family relationship that supports quality nursing care.
  3. Improved written documentation of errors in nursing.
  4. Decrease in time spent communicating with difficult families.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

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1 The family is the primary social structure that cares for family members and will be involved in caregiving when the individual returns home.
2 Nurses maintaining power over a family does not support a partnership.
3 Satisfaction with nurse's role does not offer the best rationale for communicating with families. Family satisfaction and family care are optimal goals.
4 The interprofessional team communication does not fully address the family role in caring for an individual. The efficiency of the team is not the best rationale for family communication.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2

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1 Readmissions are not a desired health outcome.
2 Nurses who practice family-focused care recognize the importance of a relationship in providing quality nursing care for the individual and family.
3 Improved documentation of errors is not the highest priority for health outcomes.
4 Decreasing time communicating with families is not a goal of family-focused care.