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Zulu123

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A physician tells a patient that she has cancer and that she should have surgery as soon as possible. The patient is not certain she wants to pursue this treatment approach, but responds by saying,
 
  I'll do whatever you think I should do. Which communication style is this patient using?
 
  1) Assertive
  2) Aggressive
  3) Passive aggressive
  4) Passive

Question 2

Which intervention by the nurse helps to establish a trusting nursepatient relationship?
 
  1) Avoiding topics that may provoke emotional responses from the patient
  2) Listening to the patient while performing care activities
  3) Performing care interventions quietly without explanation
  4) Greeting the patient by name whenever entering the patient's room


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Joy Chen

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4


Zulu123

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!

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