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NURS 108 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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NURS 108 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A process of interaction
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between people in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and
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interpret messages about ideas, emotions, and mind states.
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What are the three primary categories of communication? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Linguistic |




2. Paralinguistic
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3. Metacommunication
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Linguistic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The verbal exchange of messages
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through spoken words and written symbols.
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Paralinguistic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Less recognizable means of
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transmitting messages which includes the use of gestures, eye contact,
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and facial expressions.
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Metacommunication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Factors that affect how | | | | | | |



messages are reciebved and interpreted.
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,What are the three attributes of communication that form the basis of
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study in the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. A process of
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complementary exchange. |




2. Context.
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3. Learned Skill.
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Process of Complementary Exchange - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Occurs
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between people, where each participant is either a sender or a reciever.
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Context - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Can include factors such as the
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relationship between participants, internal mood states, mental and
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physical condition, experience and education, and external noise
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emitted from the environment.
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Learned Skill - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Develops over time and through
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interactions with others. | |




Assertive Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A process in which
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positive and negative ideas and feelings are expressed in an open and
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direct way.
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Therapeutic Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An interactive
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process between the nurse and the client that helps the client overcome
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temporary stress, to get along with other poeple, to adjust the
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, unalterable, and to overcome psychological block which stand in the
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way of self-realizations.
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Intrapersonal Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Takes place
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within the individual, and may be positive/helpful to the person, or
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negative/self-destructive.


Interpersonal Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The verbal and
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nonverbal interaction that occurs among human beings, and can be
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one-tone or occur within groups. (Think Interstates)
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Handoff/Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of nurse-to- | | | | | |



nurse communication in which patient data is shared between shifts
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and at other points of transition, with the primary intent of ensuring
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accuracy and continuity of care.
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Communication Competence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The | | | | |



communication is both effective and appropriate. | | | | |




Sentinel Events - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unusually serious, unexpected
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events that occur during episodes of care, not only resulting in harm to
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the patient but also lead to increased health care costs.
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