When caring for a client, nursing care will be most effective when the nurse-client communication is based upon:
A) similar personality traits.
B) compatible realities.
C) common understanding.
D) similar values.
Ans: C
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The nurse–client interaction is most productive when communication is aimed toward a common understanding. It is not necessary for the nurse and client to share personalities or values, or even similar beliefs about reality.
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