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Which of the following tasks can be delegated to unregulated care providers (UCPs)?

The female client sobs uncontrollably when talking about the recent death of a pet. Which response should the nurse implement for effective communication?

When delegating aspects of a client’s care to unregulated care providers (UCPs), what is known regarding the nurse’s participation in the situation?

The charge nurse asks an experienced nurse to admit a critically ill patient who arrives in the emergency department. What does this action exemplify?

What are the advantages of the situation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR) documentation format to nursing?

A client is admitted for a computed tomography (CAT scan; diagnostic test) of the cranium. As the nurse explains this diagnostic test, the client moves away from the nurse. This is an example of what influencing factor in communication?

The nurse is explaining a procedure to a 2-year-old female client. Which strategy should the nurse use for client teaching?

In working with a client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, the nurse provides feedback to the client on her progress in learning the treatment regimen. Of the following, the nurse demonstrates the use of therapeutic communication by stating:

After assembling a thorough database and carrying out nursing interventions based on priority diagnosis, the nurse proceeds to which step of the nursing process?