The Nurse Observes a Client with Head Bowed and Hands

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse observes a client with head bowed and hands folded seemingly in prayer.The nurse recognizes this as an example of:

• A) Nonverbal communication
• B) Interpersonal communication
• C) Intrapersonal communication
• D) Transpersonal communication

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Definitions:

Oppression

The systematic and unjust treatment of people, where power is exercised by one group over another in harmful ways.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Empowerment

The process of increasing the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people or communities to enable them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way.

Pathologies

The study of diseases, their causes, processes, development, and consequences.