The Nurse Is Teaching a Client Who Is Alert and Oriented

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a client who is alert and oriented about the drug warfarin.When teaching the client about this drug,the nurse emphasizes the need to be consistent with Vitamin K intake,which is found primarily in green leafy vegetables.When the client's spouse comes to visit,the client states,"I can no longer consume green leafy vegetables." This is an example of what type of failure caused by a communication problem?

• A) System failure
• B) Reception failure
• C) Transmission failure
• D) Global aphasia

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Definitions:

Assess Behavior

The process of evaluating an individual's actions, reactions, and interactions to understand their personality, abilities, or mental health status.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where the patient speaks freely to reveal unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Projective Techniques

Psychological assessment tools that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses that reveal aspects of an individual's personality.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated by providing a consequence that is desirable to the individual.