Which Action by the Nurse Demonstrates Appropriate Timing for Effective

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which action by the nurse demonstrates appropriate timing for effective communication?

• A) The nurse sits in a chair next to the patient's bed to maintain eye contact.
• B) The nurse waits to begin teaching until the patient's nausea has subsided.
• C) The nurse speaks slowly and loudly for a patient who is hard of hearing.
• D) The nurse maintains privacy during all conversations with the patient.

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Definitions:

Hysterical Phenomena

Symptoms or behaviors that are a manifestation of extreme stress, anxiety or unconscious conflict, often appearing without an apparent organic cause.

Freud And Breuer

Refers to Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer, pioneers in the development of psychoanalysis, with their early work on hysteria laying the groundwork for psychoanalytic theory.

Hysteria

An outdated medical term once used to describe a variety of psychological disorders characterized by extreme emotional reactions and somatic symptoms; now understood in terms of specific disorders.

Jean Charcot

A French neurologist known for his work on hypnosis and hysteria, significantly influencing the field of neurology.