It is important for nurses to understand how to be effective educators and part of this involves knowing what patients need to know.  Which of the following is considered “need to know” medication information for patients?

You overhear the following statement being made by a fellow student nurse, “My patient recently had a sex change.  She used to be a man and is now a woman.”    This language is considered affirming and therapeutic

Within the communication process, priority is always given to:

It’s safe to assume that older adults will dislike using Telehealth services.

A nurse should avoid discussing a patient’s feelings of anger with them as a way to deflect the negative emotion.

A 2-year-old (toddler age) is scheduled to have a tonsillectomy. How would you educate the patient?

Which of the following is a TeamSTEPPs strategy to improve a nurse’s situation awareness as he/she/they begin a new clinical shift.

A patient is grieving the loss of a loved one and the nurse says, “I know exactly how you are feeling.”  This is an example of a therapeutic response from the nurse.

Before planning a patient education strategy, a nurse needs to assess:

Establishing therapeutic boundaries with patients is the responsibility of the ______________.