During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient hesitates to answer a health history question and states, "You are going to think poorly of me if I answer that truthfully.". The nurse encourages the patient to be honest
Which of the following skills is the nurse using at this time? 1. Affective
2. Cognitive
3. Psychomotor
4. Emotional
Affective
Rationale: The nurse is encouraging the patient to engage in full disclosure and demonstrates nonjudgmental behavior, which is a characteristic of the affective skill needed to conduct a comprehensive nursing assessment. Cognitive skills are used when determining which assessment questions or techniques are needed to identify potential patient problems. Psychomotor skills are those skills used when conducting a physical assessment and include percussion and palpation. Emotional skills are not utilized when conducting a nursing assessment.
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