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Get full access to the Test Bank for Communication in Nursing 8th Edition by Julia Balzer Riley. This comprehensive resource includes multiple-choice questions, answers, and rationales for all chapters, covering essential topics like assertive communication, cultural competence, empathy, self-disclosure, and more. Perfect for nursing students and educators for exam preparation and teaching support.

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TEST BANK
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Communication in Nursing 8th Edition
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Julia Balzer Riley
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, Table of Contents
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NurseYRelationship:YAYHelpingYRelationshipYChapterY3:YSolvingYProble
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ChapterY4:YUnderstandingYEachYOther:YCommunicationYandYCultureYChapt
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ChapterY6:YShowingYRespectYCh
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:YUsingYSelf-
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ChapterY16:YOvercomingYEvaluationYAnxiet
yYChapterY17:YWorkingYwithYFeedbackY
ChapterY18:YUsingYRelaxationYtechnique
ChapterY19:YIncorporatingYImageryYinYProfessionalYPracticeYandYSelf-
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ChapterY21:Y LearningYtoYWorkYTogetherYinYGroups
ChapterY22:YTheYChangingYWorldYofYElectronicYCommunicationY
ChapterY23:YLearningYConfrontationYskills
ChapterY24:YRefusingYUnreasonableYRequests
ChapterY25:YCommunicatingYAssertivelyYandYResponsiblyYwithYDistressedYClientsYandYColleagu
esYChapterY26:YCommunicatingYAssertivelyYandYResponsiblyYwithYAggressiveYClientsYandYCollea
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ChapterY29:YCommunicatingYatYtheYEnd-of-
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,Balzer Riley: Communication in Nursing, 8th Edition
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Chapter 1: Responsible, Assertive, Caring Communication in Nursing
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b. “YouYneverYgetYyourYworkYdoneYandYareYalwaysYonYtheYphone.YYouYneedYtoYhelpYt
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c. “TheYclientYneedsYhelpYwithYbathing.YIYwantYyouYtoYassistYtheYclientYnow,YandYy
ouYcanYgoYtoYlunchYwhenYyouYareYfinished.”
d. “IYhaveYimportantYworkYtoYcompleteYthisYmorning.YYouYwillYassistYtheYclientYwith
YaYbath.YDoYnotYtakeYaYbreakYuntilYyouYhaveYfinished.”

ANS:C
AnYassertiveYstatementYisYclear,Ydirect,Y andYrespectful;YtheYnurseYshouldYuseYassertiveYrig
hts,YavoidYirrationalYbeliefs,YandYuseYtheYDescribeYExpressYSpecifyYConsequenceYscriptYto
YformulateYanYassertiveYresponse.Describe:Y“TheYclientYneedsYhelp YwithY bathing.”YExpres

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YwhenYyouYareYfinished.”TheYotherYstatementsYareYnonassertiveYorYaggressive:“WouldY you
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ndYdoYitYmyself.”YisYnonassertive,Yhesitant,YandYapologetic.“YouYneverY getYyourYworkYdo
neYandYareYalwaysYonYtheYphone.YYouYneedYtoYhelpYtheYclientYrightYnowYwithYaYbath,YorYIY
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leteYthisYmorning.YYouYwillYassistYtheYclientYwithYaYbath.YDoYnotY takeYaYbreakYuntilYyouYh
aveYfinished.”YisYaggressive,Ysarcastic,Yuncaring,YandYsuperior.DIF:YAnalysisYREF:Yp.Y6YT
OP:YIntegratedYProcess:YCommunicationYandYDocumentationYMSC:YSafeYandYEffectiveYC
areYEnvironment:YManagementYofYCare


2. AYhospitalYnurseYisYconcernedYaboutYtheYdemandsYofYprovidingYsafeYcareYtoYclient
sYwhoYareYseriouslyYill.YTheYnurseYmanagerYshouldYsuggestYwhichYinterventionYtoYeffe
ctivelyYhelpYtheYnurseYbalanceYtheYdemandingYworkYinYtheYhospitalYsetting?

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b. RequestYaYtransferYtoYanotherYnursingYcareYunitYwithYpatientsYwhoYareYstable.
c. WriteYdownYstoriesYinYaYjournalYaboutYhowYcaringYmakesYaYdifferenceYforYpatients.
d. UseYanYassertiveYcommunicationYstyleYforYeveryYpatient–nurseYinteraction.

ANS:C

, CaringYisYtheYmoralYidealYthatYguidesYnursesYthroughYtheYcaregivingYprocess.YAlthoughYth
ereYisYsatisfactionYinYbeingYtechnologicallyYcompetent,YthatYsatisfactionYisYnotYasYlastingYa
sYtheYsatisfactionYderivedYfromYmeaningfulYmomentsYofYconnectionYwithYclients,Yfamily,Y
andYcolleagues.DIF:YApplicationYREF:Yp.Y13YTOP:YIntegratedYProcess:YCaringMSC:YSafe

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