The Nurse Using Critical Thinking to Enhance Communication with Patients

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse using critical thinking to enhance communication with patients is one who

• A) Shows sympathy appropriately.
• B) Uses automatic responses fluently.
• C) Self-examines personal communication skills.
• D) Demonstrates passive remarks accurately.

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Definitions:

Voluntary Associations

Organizations formed by individuals who voluntarily unite around a common interest, purpose, or cause, often operating without government intervention.

Political Parties

Political parties are organized groups of people who share similar political ideologies or agendas, working together to influence public policy, govern, or elect candidates to office.

Shakers

Religious sect founded by Mother Ann Lee in England. The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing settled in Watervliet, New York, in 1774, and subsequently established eighteen additional communes in the Northeast, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Complex Marriage

A form of marriage involving multiple partners, where all members are considered married to each other, rejecting traditional monogamy.