The nurse caring for a client with a recent head injury asks the client to raise his left arm as high as possible. The client repeatedly raises his right arm. What does this indicate?
A) difficulty with providing feedback
B) difficulty with decoding messages
C) difficulty with compliance
D) difficulty with following commands
Ans: B
Feedback:
Decoding refers to the receiver of communication being able to understand the sender's message. This client does not have difficulty with compliance or difficulty following commands since he repeatedly raises the opposite arm. It is likely that the head injury has affected the client's ability to understand. The nurse is not seeking feedback.
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