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CNOR Operating Room Nursing

Category - Communication

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The perioperative nurse enters the room of a patient who had surgery the day before. The nurse says, “Today we are going to help you sit up in the chair. If you remember, yesterday I mentioned that we would be doing this activity today.” What type of communication is this nurse using?

Reassuring
Summarizing
Approving
Paraphrasing

Explanation

Answer: B-The nurse is summarizing the information they went over with the patient on the previous day. Summarizing brings both parties to the same point at the beginning of the exchange. When the nurse summarizes information, it reminds the patient of previous conversations and helps the nurse to explain their position and their intentions.

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