When Communicating About a Patient with a Health Care Provider

question 5

Multiple Choice

When communicating about a patient with a health care provider from another culture, the nurse states, "The patient stopped taking his medications last week when he fell off the wagon." The health care provider looks at the nurse blankly. This is an example of

• A) connotation.
• B) information processing.
• C) time span between messages.
• D) nonverbal cultural variations.

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Definitions:

Personal Hygiene

Practices related to maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body.

Community Health

A field of public health that focuses on promoting, protecting, and improving the health status of people in community settings.

Semicritical Items

Objects that come into contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin and require a high level of disinfection to prevent infection.

Disinfection

The process of eliminating or reducing harmful microorganisms from inanimate objects and surfaces, usually through chemicals or heat.