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Communication Barriers (communications)

Terms in this set (13)

Clinging to the Resistance to change

established method of
doing things is known as
what?

Which of the following Require only brief answers

is a method that health
care workers and
patients can use to
overcome a speech
challenge?

Which of the following Look at the patient's chart when speaking

is NOT a method that
health care workers and
patients can use to
overcome a hearing
challenge?

Which of the following When people are preoccupied with their own
is true of problems, they can miss much of the message
communication coming from another person.
barriers?

All of the following may Physical comfort

present cultural
communication barriers
EXCEPT:

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Which of the following Make the physical arrangement as welcoming and

is true? comfortable as possible for patients.

Which of the following Indifference

is an emotion or attitude
that can create a
communication barrier?

Which is the best Sitting

position for a health
care worker who is
interacting with a
patient in a wheelchair?

What should be done if Get permission from the patient to speak with a
you are concerned family member.
about a patient's ability
to understand important
information?

What is the term that Communication barrier

describes "anything that
interferes with effective
communication?"

Which of the following You overlook important patient information.

can be caused by a
rushed encounter with a
patient?

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As a health care worker, Begin using the new procedure without comment—if
you have just been you have no questions.
informed that the pulse
must be counted for a
full 60 seconds rather
than 30 seconds, as it
has been done in the
past. How should you
respond?

Which of the following Describe what is happening

is a method that health
care workers and
patients can use to
overcome a vision
challenge?

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