DISTANCES

Question 1

Is the distance people prefer in interaction with others

Answer 1

Personal space

Question 2

Is the study of distance between people in their interactions

Answer 2

Proxemics

Question 3

Touching to 1½ feet

Answer 3

Intimate

Question 4

1½ to 4 feet

Answer 4

Personal

Question 5

4-12 feet

Answer 5

Social

Question 6

12-15 feet

Answer 6

Public

Question 7

Communication is characterized by body contact heightened sensation of body heat and smell and vocalization that are low

Answer 7

Intimate distance

Question 8

Vision is intense is restricted to a small body part and may be distorted

Answer 8

Intimate distance

Question 9

Is frequently used by nurses:

Examples: include cuddling a baby, touching the sightless client, positioning clients, observing an incision, and restraining a toddler for an injection

Answer 9

Intimate distance

Question 10

In many instances the nurse can respect not come as close as a person’s ______

Answer 10

Intimate distance

Question 11

In their therapeutic roles, nurses often are required to violate this personal space

Answer 11

Intimate distance

Question 12

Is less overwhelming than intimate distance

Answer 12

Personal distance

Question 13

Voice tones are moderate and body heat and smell are noticed less

Answer 13

Personal distance

Question 14

Physical contacts such as a handshake or touching a shoulder is possible

Answer 14

Personal distance

Question 15

More of the person is perceived at a __________ so that nonverbal behavior such as a body stance or full facial expressions are seen with less distortion

Answer 15

Personal distance

Question 16

Much communication between nurses and clients occurs at this distance

Answer 16

Personal distance

Question 17

Example to occur when nurses are sitting with a client, giving medication, or establishing an intravenous infusion

Answer 17

Personal distance

Question 18

Communication at a close __________ can convey involvement by facilitating the sharing of thoughts and feelings

Answer 18

Personal distance

Question 19

It can also create tension if the distance encroaches upon the others personal space. At the outer extreme of 4 ft, however, less involvement is conveyed

Answer 19

Personal distance

Question 20

Bantering and some social conversations usually takes place at this distance

Answer 20

Personal distance

Question 21

Is characterized by a clear visual perception of the whole person

Answer 21

Social distance

Question 22

Body heat and odor are imperceptible eye contact is increased and vocalization are loud enough to be overheard by others

Answer 22

Social distance

Question 23

Communication is therefore more formal and as limited to seeing and hearing

Answer 23

Social distance

Question 24

The person is protected and out of reach for touch or personal sharing of thoughts or feelings

Answer 24

Social distance

Question 25

Allows more activity and movement back and forth

Answer 25

Social distance

Question 26

It is expedient in communicating with several people at the same time or within a short time

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Social distance

Question 27

Examples occur when nurses make rounds or wave a greeting to someone

Answer 27

Social distance

Question 28

Is important in accomplishing the business of the day

Answer 28

Social distance

Question 29

It is frequently misused

Answer 29

Social distance

Question 30

Requires loud clear vocalization with careful enunciation

Answer 30

Public distance

Question 31

Although the faces and forms of people are seen at ______ individuality is lost

Answer 31

Public distance

Question 32

The perception is of the group of people or the community

Answer 32

Public distance

Question 33

Promotes understanding and can help establish a constructive relationship between the nurse and the client

Answer 33

Therapeutic communication

Question 34

Unlike the social relationship where they may not be a specific purpose or direction that therapeutic helping relationship is client and goal directed

Answer 34

Therapeutic communication

Question 35

Accepting pauses or silences that may extend for several seconds or minutes without interjecting any verbal response

Answer 35

Using silence

Question 36

Using statements or question that encourage the client to verbalize, choose a topic of conversation, and facilitate continued verbalization

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Providing general leads

Question 37

Making statements that are specific rather than general and tentative rather than absolute

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Being specific and tentative

Question 38

Asking broad questions that lead or invite the client to explore thoughts or feelings

Answer 38

Using open ended questions

Question 39

Specify only the topic to be discussed and invite answers that are longer than one or two words

Answer 39

Using open ended questions

Question 40

Providing appropriate forms of touch to reinforce caring feelings

Answer 40

Using touch

Question 41

Because tactile contacts very considerably among individuals families and cultures the nurse must be sensitive to the differences in attitude and practices of clients and self

Answer 41

Using touch

Question 42

Actively listening for the client's basic message and then repeating those thoughts and or feeling in similar words

Answer 42

Restating or paraphrasing

Question 43

This conveys that a nurse has listened and understood the client's basic message and also offers clients a clearer idea of what they have said

Answer 43

Restating or paraphrasing

Question 44

A method of making the client's broad overall meaning of the message more understandable

Answer 44

Seeking clarification

Question 45

It is used when paraphrasing is difficult or when the communication is rumbling or garbled

Answer 45

Seeking clarification

Question 46

The nurse can restate the best message or confess confusion and ask client to repeat or restate the message

Answer 46

Seeking clarification

Question 47

Nurses can also clarify their own message with statements

Answer 47

Seeking clarification

Question 48

A method similar to clarifying that verifies the meaning of specific words rather than the overall meaning of a message

Answer 48

Perception checking or seeking consensual validation

Question 49

Suggesting one's presence interest or wish to understand the client without making any demands or attaching conditions that a client must comply with to receive the nurses attention

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Offering self

Question 50

Providing in a simple and direct manner specific factual information the client may or may not request

Answer 50

Giving information

Question 51

When information is not known the nurse states this and indicates who has it or when the nurse will obtain it

Answer 51

Giving information

Question 52

Helping the client clarify an event situation or happening in relationship to time

Answer 52

Clarifying time or sequence

Question 53

Giving recognition in a non-judgmental way of a change in behavior an effort the client has made or a contribution to a communication

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Acknowledging

Question 54

Maybe with or without understanding verbal or nonverbal

Answer 54

Acknowledging

Question 55

Helping the client to differentiate the real from unreal

Answer 55

Presenting reality

Question 56

Helping the client expand on and develop a topic of importance

Answer 56

Focusing

Question 57

It is important for the nurse to wait until the client finishes stating the main concerns before attempting to _____

Answer 57

Focusing

Question 58

Maybe an idea or a feeling however the nurse often emphasizes a feeling to help the client recognize an emotion disguised behind words

Answer 58

Focusing

Question 59

Directing ideas feelings questions or content of back to clients to enable them to explore their own ideas and feelings about a situation

Answer 59

Reflecting

Question 60

Stating the main points of a discussion to clarify the relevant points discussed

Answer 60

Summarizing and planning

Question 61

This technique is useful at the end of an interview or to review a health teaching session

Answer 61

Summarizing and planning

Question 62

It often acts as an introduction to future care planning

Answer 62

Summarizing and planning