Answer to Question 1
ANS: 3
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1 Active listening skills can be used to overcome intrinsic barriers to caring.
2 Setting family goals is one way a nurse cares for patients and families.
3 Working on a hospital committee to create change in the workplace could help overcome extrinsic barriers to caring.
4 Maintaining a journal would be one way a nurse might work to overcome intrinsic barriers to caring.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: 1
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1 Sitting on the bed to talk to the patient lets the patient know the nurse is present and listening.
2 By giving the pain medication, the nurse is doing for the patient.
3 By encouraging the patient to rest, the nurse is leaving the patient alone and avoiding what might be considered a difficult subject.
4 Distracting the patient allows the nurse to avoid the subject and not be present with the patient.
