NUR 336 - Chapter 24: Communication - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided.

NUR 336 - Chapter 24: Communication - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 24: Communication Chapter 24: Communication Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which types of nurses make the best communicators with patients? a. Those who learn eᴀ洅ective psychomotor skills b. Those who develop critical thinking skills c. Those who like diᴀ洅erent kinds of people d. Those who maintain perceptual biases ANS: B Nurses who develop critical thinking skills make the best communicators. Just liking people does not make an eᴀ洅ective communicator because it is important to apply critical thinking standards to ensure sound eᴀ洅ective communication. Just learning psychomotor skills does not ensure that the nurse will use those techniques, and communication involves more than psychomotor skills. Critical thinking helps the nurse overcome perceptual biases or human tendencies that interfere with accurately perceiving and interpreting messages from others. Nurses who maintain perceptual biases do not make good communicators. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:317 OBJ: Identify ways to apply critical thinking to the communication process. 10/15/2016 Chapter 24: Communication | Nursing Test Banks 2/21 TOP: Communication and Documentation MSC: Psychosocial Integrity 2. A nurse believes that the nurse-patient relationship is a partnership and that both are equal participants. Which term should the nurse use to describe this belief? a. Critical thinking b. Authentic c. Mutuality d. Attend ANS: C