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Communication

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Perceptions are based on:   information recv'd from the 5 senses  
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Perceptual bias   human tendencies that interfere with accurately percieving and interpreting messages from others. People assume how others would react/behave/think  
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Intrapersonal communication is:   a powerful form of communication that occurs w/in an individual. Also called self-talk, inner-thought, self verbalization  
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Interpersonal communication is:   one-to-one interaction btwn. the RN and another person that often occurs face to face  
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Transpersonal Communication is:   interaction that occurs w/in a person's spiritual domain  
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Small-group communication is:   interaction that occurs when a sm. # of persons meet together; usually goal directed and requires an understanding of grp. dynamics  
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Public communication is:   interaction with an audience  
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Referent   motivates one person to communicate with another  
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Sender & Reciever   S: person who encodes and delivers the message R: person who recieves and decodes the message  
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Message   the content of the communication  
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What type of language may a message contain?   verbal, nonverbal, symbolic language  
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Channels   means of conveying and recieving messages through visual, auditory, and tactile senses  
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Feedback   message returned by the reciever. It indicates whether the sender's msg. was understood.  
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Interpersonal variables   factors w/in both the sender and receiver that influence communication.EX: perception  
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Environment   setting for the sender-receiver interaction. Should have physical and emotional comfort and safety  
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Connotative meaning   shade or interpretation of a word's meaning influenced by the thoughts, feelings, or ideas people have about the word  
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Intimate zone of personal space   0-18 inches  
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Personal zone of personal space   18 inches to 4 feet  
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Social zone of personal space   4 to 12 feet  
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Public zone of personal space   12 feet and greater  
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Social zone of touch   permission not needed, hands, arms, shoulders, back  
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Consent zone of touch   permission needed; mouth, wrists, feet  
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Vulnerable zone of touch   special care needed; face, neck, front of body  
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Intimate zone of touch   great sensitivity needed; genitalia, rectum  
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Symbolic communication   verbal and nonverbal symbolism used by others to convey meaning  
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Metacommunication   important to effective interpersonal interaction; It is "communication about communication" so that the deeper "msg. w/in a msg" can be uncovered and understood  
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Autonomy   ability to be self-directed and independent in accomplishing goals and advocating for others  
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Assertiveness   conveys a sense of self-assurance while also communicating respect for the other person  
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active listening   to be attentive to what the client is saying both verbally and nonverbally  
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empathy   ability to understand and accept another person's reality, to accurately percieve feelings, and to communicate this understanding to the other  
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Sympathy   concern, sorrow, or pity felt for the client generated by the RN's personal identification with the client's needs. Its a subjective look at the person's world that prevents a clear perspective of the issues confronting that person  
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Communication is not the msg. that was intended but rather the msg. that was recv'd. The statement that best helps explain this is:   Contextual factors, such as attitudes, values, beliefs, and self-concept, influence communication  
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The nurse demonstrates active listening by:   assuming a relaxed posture and leaning toward the client  
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The RN builds helping, caring relationships by:   establishing trust and demonstrating empathy  
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Gender influences how a person thinks, acts, feels, and communicates. In Western culture it is important for RN to remember when he is trying to be sensitive to gender in communicating that:   males communicate to achieve goals, establish individual status and authority, and compete for attn. and power  
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The statement that best explains the role of collaberation with others for the client's plan of care is the professional RN:   collaberates with colleagues and client's family to provide combined expertise in planning care  
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"I'm not sure what you mean by sicker than usual.' What is different now?" The nurse is using the therapeutic technique:   clarifying  
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"We've talked a lot about your medications, but lets look more closely at the trouble you're having in taking them on time." The nurse is using what therapeutic technique?   focusing  
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"If I were you, I'd put your mother in a nusing home." The nurse is using what nontherapeutic technique?   Giving personal opinions  
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When working with an older adult, the nurse should remember to avoid:   shifting from subject to subject  
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A nurse should consider zones of personal space and touch when caring for clients. If a RN is taking the client's nursing hx, she should:   be 18 inches to 4 feet from the client  
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