Practice Question
A nurse is discussing potential barriers to effective communication with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following barriers should the nurse include?
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Correct Answer:
Noise from nearby monitoring equipment.
Rationale:
Noise from nearby monitoring equipment
🔶 Environmental noise—like alarms, monitors, or staff conversations—can interfere with a client’s ability to hear or focus on the nurse’s instructions.
🔶 This sensory distraction impairs both verbal and non-verbal communication, especially for clients with hearing impairments or anxiety.
🔶 Inconsistent or interrupted messaging due to noise leads to misunderstanding or incomplete information recall.
🔶 Nurses must minimize noise, close doors, or turn down equipment when providing client education or gathering data.
Cultural differences between a client and nurse
🔶 Cultural mismatches in beliefs, values, or communication styles can lead to misinterpretation of intentions, instructions, or emotions.
🔶 Clients from different backgrounds may have distinct views on health, illness, pain expression, and decision-making roles.
🔶 Without cultural sensitivity, the nurse may unknowingly offend or confuse the client, reducing trust and cooperation.
🔶 Nurses must adopt culturally competent communication, such as using interpreters or respecting cultural norms.
Use of medical terminology when speaking to a client
🔶 Using complex or technical medical terms (e.g., “hypertension” instead of “high blood pressure”) can confuse clients without a clinical background.
🔶 It creates a language barrier, limiting understanding and impairing client participation in decision-making.
🔶 Clients may feel too intimidated or embarrassed to ask for clarification, leading to gaps in care.
🔶 Nurses should use simple, lay-friendly language to ensure the client fully comprehends the message.
A client who has dementia with memory loss
🔶 Clients with dementia often have short-term memory deficits, difficulty processing information, and impaired reasoning.
🔶 These cognitive impairments create a barrier to both receiving and retaining new information.
🔶 Effective communication requires repetition, visual cues, calm tone, and sometimes caregiver involvement.
🔶 Without adapted communication techniques, the client is less likely to follow care instructions or express needs clearly.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN Custom Exam(s)
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