Author Question: A nurse is sitting near a client while conducting a health history. The client keeps edging away ... (Read 103 times)

daltonest1984 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is sitting near a client while conducting a health history. The client keeps edging away from the nurse. What might this mean in terms of personal space?

A) The nurse is outside the client's personal space.
B) The nurse is in the client's personal space.
C) The client does not like the nurse.
D) The client has concerns about the questions.

Question 2

Why is communication important to the assessing step of the nursing process?

A) The major focus of assessing is to gather information.
B) Assessing is primarily focused on physical findings.
C) Assessing involves only nonverbal cues.
D) Written information is rarely used in assessment.

brbarasa · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Each person has a sense of how much personal or private space is needed and what distance between individuals is optimum. It is best to take cues from the client; a client moving backward indicates discomfort with invasion of his or her personal space.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
The major focus of assessment is to gather information using both verbal and nonverbal communication forms. Nurses use the written word, the spoken word, and one-to-one communication with clients. Effective communication techniques, as well as observational skills, are used extensively during assessment.