Which intervention by the nurse helps to establish a trusting nurse–patient relationship?
1) Avoiding topics that may provoke emotional responses from the patient
2) Listening to the patient while performing care activities
3) Performing care interventions quietly without explanation
4) Greeting the patient by name whenever entering the patient's room
ANS: 4
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