Check Your Understanding Questions
1
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Describe which level of communication you would use if talking with a patient and their family.
2
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Describe how the nurse would incorporate all three models of communication when speaking with a patient and their family about their wishes for end of life. Defend your answer.
3
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Describe how you would use MI to educate a patient about diabetes and diet.
4
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Describe ways a nurse can change nontherapeutic communication to therapeutic communication.