A patient says, "My marriage is great. My spouse and I usually agree on everything." The nurse observes the patient's foot moving continuously and fingers twirling a shirt button
What assessment can the nurse make? The patient's communication is: a. clear.
b. mixed.
c. explicit.
d. inadequate.
B
Mixed messages involve the transmission of conflicting or incongruent messages by the speaker. The patient's verbal message that all is well in the relationship is modified by the nonverbal behaviors denoting anxiety. Data are not present to support the choice of the verbal message being clear, explicit, or inadequate.
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