When communicating with a client, the nurse recognizes that a barrier to effective communication is
a. cultural sensitivity.
b. thinking ahead to the next question.
c. completion of physical care in a nonhurried manner.
d. focusing on the current questions asked by the client.
ANS: B
Barriers to effective communication within the nurse occur when the nurse is not fully engaged with the client because of thinking ahead to the next question; when the nurse has cultural stereotypes and biases; and when the nurse is in a hurry to complete physical care.
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