NURS 321 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
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What are the 3 essential channels of nursing communication? Answer - 1.
nurse-patient communication
2. nurse- team communication
3. Nurse- physician communication
What is the nurse's role in communication? Answer - nurse is the link between
the patient and other members of the health care team
What is therapeutic communication? (select all that apply)
a) it has one or more goals
b) it is aimed at meeting the needs of one of the participants
c) self-disclosure by the interviewer is limited
d) undertaken to carry out nursing care
e) self-disclosure by interviewer is boundless Answer - a,b,c,d
What are the basic characteristics of the initial stage? Answer - - participants
test the atmosphere and get acquainted
- members learn the norms and what is expected, learn how the group
functions and learn how to participate in the group
, - risk taking is relatively low and exploration is tentative.
what are the characteristics that gradually established if members are willing to
express what they are aware of in the here and now? (select all that apply)
a) honesty
b) group cohesion
c) willingness
d) trust Answer - b,d
what is the central issue of the initial stage? Answer - safety and being assured
of a supportive atmosphere
what basic attitudes are the participants learning in the initial stage? Answer -
respect, empathy, acceptance, caring and responding
what are the leader functions in the initial stage? Answer - 1. teaching
2. developing
3. assisting
4. modelling
5. showing
What is a group norm? Answer - rules that specify proper group behaviour
formal norms Answer - official expectations that take the form of written rules
or laws
| 100% CORRECT.
What are the 3 essential channels of nursing communication? Answer - 1.
nurse-patient communication
2. nurse- team communication
3. Nurse- physician communication
What is the nurse's role in communication? Answer - nurse is the link between
the patient and other members of the health care team
What is therapeutic communication? (select all that apply)
a) it has one or more goals
b) it is aimed at meeting the needs of one of the participants
c) self-disclosure by the interviewer is limited
d) undertaken to carry out nursing care
e) self-disclosure by interviewer is boundless Answer - a,b,c,d
What are the basic characteristics of the initial stage? Answer - - participants
test the atmosphere and get acquainted
- members learn the norms and what is expected, learn how the group
functions and learn how to participate in the group
, - risk taking is relatively low and exploration is tentative.
what are the characteristics that gradually established if members are willing to
express what they are aware of in the here and now? (select all that apply)
a) honesty
b) group cohesion
c) willingness
d) trust Answer - b,d
what is the central issue of the initial stage? Answer - safety and being assured
of a supportive atmosphere
what basic attitudes are the participants learning in the initial stage? Answer -
respect, empathy, acceptance, caring and responding
what are the leader functions in the initial stage? Answer - 1. teaching
2. developing
3. assisting
4. modelling
5. showing
What is a group norm? Answer - rules that specify proper group behaviour
formal norms Answer - official expectations that take the form of written rules
or laws
