You are charged with developing a new nursing curriculum and are ...

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You are charged with developing a new nursing curriculum and are committed to developing a curriculum that reflects the needs of the profession and of the workplace.
 
  To address deficits that may already be present in nursing curricula related to the workplace, you include more content and skills development related to:
 
  a. Therapeutic communication with patients.
  b. Effective communication in the workplace.
  c. Increased emphasis on sender-receiver dyads.
  d. Generational differences in communication.

Question 2

After staff meetings lately, Sharon, the head nurse, observes her staff in small groups, having animated discussions that end abruptly when she approaches. Sharon reflects on this observation and realizes that:
 
  a. Two very outspoken members tend to dominate discussions in meetings.
  b. This behavior is indicative of a high level of communication among her staff.
  c. Staff members are very committed to the team and have strong opinions.
  d. Ongoing discussion outside of meetings is conducive to creativity.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Nursing programs teach therapeutic communications with patients and their families. Little focus, however, is placed on effective communication in the workplace, although communication is essential to building and maintaining smoothly functioning teams.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
When team communication is dominated by a few members, leaving others uninvolved or bored, disagreement is not expressed openly. As a result, team members stuff their feelings and wait until after meetings to voice their opinions.