Answer to Question 1
B
Being in a busy location may make the woman fear being overheard, and assurances of confidentiality will encourage her to talk about this sensitive subject.
Why questions tend to place people on the defensive and are seen as a barrier to effective communication.
Maintaining eye contact, if culturally appropriate, is a good idea, but is probably not enough to get this woman to elaborate on her injuries. Writing only brief notes is not a good idea for complete documentation.
Sitting close may violate this patient's personal space. Although leaning in conveys interest, touch should be used judiciously.
Answer to Question 2
C
A costbenefit analysis is a powerful tool for justifying investments into nursing care.
A nationwide comparison of nursepatient ratios might yield important information, but information that is national in scope is easily dismissed as someone else's problem and might not convince administrators of the value of nursing care in this hospital.
Hospital administrators are not elected to their positions, so political pressure probably would not garner the desired results.
Cost-minimization strategies are rarely useful in health care settings because of the variability in interventions and outcomes.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
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