A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Experiencing

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing excruciating pain and requires frequent administration of analgesics.What statement would be an example of the nurse demonstrating aggressive communication?

• A)"Please let me know when you start to have pain."
• B)"Let's practice some guided imagery."
• C)"Let's try repositioning you."
• D)"I will only medicate you every 4 hours."

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Definitions:

Absentmindedness

A form of inattention or forgetfulness where a person might fail to remember or overlook things due to a lack of attention or focus.

Selective Forgetting

The process by which people are able to forget information that causes distress or anxiety, often unconsciously.

Visual Images

Mental pictures or representations of objects, scenes, or events, used in mental visualization.

Decay Theory

A psychological theory that proposes memory traces weaken over time if they are not used or revisited, leading to forgetting.