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aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Compassion is often associated with caring. Which situation is the best example of compassionate nursing care?

1. The nurse has expert technical skills and has the most experience with critical care.
2. The nurse routinely gives back rubs to clients before they go to sleep.
3. The nurse has written procedures and policies in language that is both professional and realistic.
4. The nurse takes time to understand the spiritual needs of clients.

Question 2

When planning to discharge the adolescent client with schizophrenia, the nurse teaches the family various strategies to implement effective communication skills. The nurse instructs the family to: (Select all that apply.)

1. Leave the client alone.
2. Talk with family or friends.
3. Increase external stimuli.
4. Increase dose of medication.
5. Pick a time and topic to practice.

dellikani2015 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4. The nurse takes time to understand the spiritual needs of clients.

Rationale:
Attention to spiritual needs is part of compassionate care, particularly in the face of death and bereavement. Technical skills, experience, and writing abilities focus on competency of the nurse. Giving routine back rubs focuses on comfort. All of these are important aspects of nursing care.

Answer to Question 2

2. Talk with family or friends.
5. Pick a time and topic to practice.

Rationale:
Increasing communication in a safe setting with family and friends helps to stimulate both self-confidence and the fostering of important relationships. Asking the family to pick a time and topic to practice at home prepares them for help they can provide the client. The more the client practices skills, the more automatic they will become. Increasing external stimuli is not a strategy to implement effective communication skills. It may overwhelm the client's ability to cope. Increasing the dose of medication is not indicated without contacting a physician. Leaving a client alone is not a strategy to implement effective communication skills. It may overwhelm the client's ability to cope.