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 ______________.

If you are working with an older adult patient who is confused, you should: