A new blood glucose bedside monitoring system is introduced at a staff meeting. A nurse who has previously used this system remembers that the meter would show error messages frequently. Which statement by the nurse demonstrates assertiveness?

A nurse is preparing a poster presentation for a group of staff nurses about factors influencing communication. Which of the following factors should the nurse include when discussing cognitive factors?

A nurse is preparing an in-service about communication for a group of staff nurses. Which of the following techniques should the nurse include when discussing therapeutic communication?

The nurse cares for a patient who complains of back pain. Which question should the nurse ask to obtain specific information about the back pain?

A nurse is concerned that their quality of care is diminishing due to stressful work demands. Which of the following recommendations made by the manager may help the nurse develop responsible, assertive, and caring communication?

A nurse is preparing a poster presentation about communicating with clients. Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to enhance communication?

Which change indicates to the nurse that a patient is responding favorably to using imagery?

A student nurse is not able to start an IV after two attempts. Two staff nurses laugh and call the student nurse "stupid." The student nurse reports the staff nurses' behavior to the charge nurse. Which response by the charge nurse is best?

The nurse manager asks the staff nurse to work an extra shift. Which response by the staff nurse is assertive and based on rational beliefs?

The client-nurse helping relationship is established for the benefit of:

The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to obtain temperatures on four patients and report abnormal findings immediately. Two hours later the nurse discovers that one of the patients had a fever that was not reported. The nurse is upset with the nursing assistant. Which statement, if made by the nurse, is concrete and specifically explains the nurse's feelings?