When educating a student nurse about safety communication improvement solutions, the nursing instructor recognizes that additional teaching is warranted when the student nurse lists which of the following as a safety communication improvement solution?
a. Adopting technology-oriented tools
b. Using standardized verbal and electronic communication tools
c. Disempowering clients to be partners in safer care
d. Participating in team training communication seminars
ANS: C
While a nurse's clinical judgment remains a valid, essential aspect of communication, other safety communication improvement solutions include using standardized verbal and electronic communications tools, participating in team-training communication seminars, adopting technology-oriented tools, and empowering clients to be partners in safer care. Communication that promotes client safety needs to include both communication of concise critical information and active listening.
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