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The Nurse Observes During a Dressing Change That the Client's

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The nurse observes during a dressing change that the client's wound has become infected.When asked by the client how the wound looks,the nurse says "it looks fine" but the nurse's facial expression doesn't support the response.Which aspect of communication should this nurse improve?


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Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Cerebral Cortex

The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Feature Detectors

Nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of a stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum stimulus intensity required to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time.

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