A nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing excruciating pain and requires frequent administration of analgesics. What statement would be an example of the nurse demonstrating aggressive communication?
a. "Please let me know when you start to have pain."
b. "Let's practice some guided imagery."
c. "Let's try repositioning you."
d. "I will only medicate you every 4 hours."
ANS: D
Aggressive communication is when a person interacts with another in an overpowering and forceful manner to meet his or her own personal needs at the expense of the other. By only medicating a patient every 4 hours for excruciating pain, the nurse meets his or her own needs at the expense of the patient.
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