The term metacommunication is best defined as:
A) congruent relationships in the spoken topics.
B) documenting a conversation between the client and nurse.
C) contextual factors that impede communication patterns.
D) interpersonal bridge between verbal and nonverbal communication.
Ans: D
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Metacommunication is a communication about the client's communication or lack thereof. It is an implicit, but integral, part of the message and is an interpersonal bridge between the verbal and nonverbal components of communication.
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