When a nurse enters the patient’s room to begin a nursinghistory, the patient’s wife is there. What should the nurse do?a. Introduce oneself and thank the wife for being present.b. Introduce oneself and ask the wife if she wants to remain.c. Introduce oneself and ask the wife to leave.d. Introduce oneself and ask the patient if he would like thewife to stay.

A nurse is teaching a man scheduled to have same-daysurgery. Which teaching method would be most effectivein preoperative teaching for ambulatory surgery?a. Lectureb. Discussionc. Audiovisualsd. Written instructions

If the communication is therapeutic, write “therapeutic” and indicate the therapeutic technique being used.  If the communication is non-therapeutic, indicate the non-therapeutic communication technique that is used and then REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic. A patient is crying profusely after she has been told that she needs a colostomy due to her irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse sits beside her and quietly holds her hand.  After a few minutes the nurse says, “This must be very upsetting for you.  I am here to answer any questions that you have.”

The nurse is giving a patient a back massage. In which area should the nurse massage using their thumbs?