Author Question: The nurse and the patient are conversing face to face. What communication technique is being ... (Read 76 times)

tsand2 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse and the patient are conversing face to face. What communication technique is being demonstrated?

a. Linguistic
b. Paralinguistic
c. Explicit
d. Metacommunication

Question 2

A nurse is conducting a therapeutic session with a patient in the inpatient psychiatric facility. Which remark by the nurse would be an appropriate way to begin an interview session?

a. How shall we start today?
b. Shall we talk about losing your privileges yesterday?
c. Let's get started discussing your marital relationship.
d. What happened when your family visited yesterday?

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Conversing face to face, reading newspapers and books, and even texting are all common forms of linguistic communication. Paralinguistics include less recognizable but important means of transmitting messages such as the use of gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions. Explicit communication is not a therapeutic communication technique. Metacommunication factors that affect how messages are received and interpreted would include internal personal states (such as disturbances in mood), environmental stimuli related to the setting of the communication, and contextual variables (such as the relationship between the people in the communication episode).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The interview is patient centered; thus, the patient chooses issues. The nurse assists the patient by using communication skills and actively listening to provide opportunities for the patient to reach goals. In the distracters, the nurse selects the topic.