The nurse reviews with a group of student nurses that silence is an important communication tool. What are the best responses by the student nurses about the valuable therapeutic communication tool of silence?
1 . Provides an opportunity to collect thoughts.
2 . Makes it difficult to prepare to continue the conversation.
3 . Many clients will respond verbally to silence.
4 . Nurses find it easy to cope with client's silence.
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4
A
Feedback:
Silence gives the nurse and the client an opportunity to collect their thoughts and to prepare to continue the conversation. It is very difficult for many people to cope with silence; they feel they must say something. Many clients will respond verbally to silence.
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