The nurse frequently discusses personal, sensitive topics with clients of both genders. How should the nurse proceed in these conversations?
1. Understand that females use communication to establish independence and status.
2. Be assured that there is no difference between men and women in communication.
3. Women are always more emotional in such conversations than are men.
4. Males and females tend to communicate differently.
Correct Answer: 4
Males and females tend to communicate differently. Women use communication to express emotions or appreciation whereas men's motivation is often control. The fact that women express emotions in communication does not mean they are more emotional, but just that they generally express emotions more freely.
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