To show excellent communication skills, which is an important ...

[Jkov05]

To show excellent communication skills, which is an important consideration?
 
  1. Crafting messages without qualifiers
  2. Sending intimate messages
  3. Requiring title use
  4. Succeeding through persistence

Question 2

A staff nurse says, I have so much to do. Why should I spend time being politically aware and active? Which response by the nurse manager would be most appropriate?
 
  1. Being politically active helps you influence events and the decisions of others.
  2. You might want to run for political office someday.
  3. It might help you increase your salary.
  4. It will give you a better understanding of client rights.

[kristenb95]

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Qualifiers reveal a concern for the consequences of sending the communication message. These
also reveal lack of confidence. Intimate messages are not always appropriate and the receiver,
goal, and message must be considered first. Requiring the use of titles, such as Nurse Jones or
Ms. Smith can be appropriate for respect is some situations but is not necessarily excellent
communication. Persistence is not necessarily an aspect of excellent communication.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Nurses can be politically aware and active in an organization or in the community. By being aware of issues and those people who can effect change, the nurse can influence those in the decision-making roles.
Rationale 2: Running for political office is a way to be politically active but is not the reason to be politically aware for most nurses.
Rationale 3: There is no guarantee that being politically aware and active will have any effect on wages and benefits.
Rationale 4: A nurse can increase understanding of client rights without being politically aware and active.
Global Rationale:

[Jkov05]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bdobbins]

Excellent