When caring for patients who have mental illnesses, a nurse's communication is: (SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY)
A) Actively participating in listening and speaking
B) A complex activity
C) Exchanging information
D) Verbal and nonverbal
E) Aggressive
F) Advising
Question 2
The nurse is teaching a group about coping skills. The clients are asked to make one positive statement about their home life. The nurse notices that one of the clients begins to fidget in the chair and interprets this behavior as:
A) An excuse to avoid answering the question.
B) Characteristic when this topic is taught in group format.
C) A therapeutic use of space.
D) An expression of discomfort.
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