Communication Skills in Nursing Questions

The nursing supervisor instructs a group of novice nurses about the appropriate use of self-disclosure with patients. The nursing supervisor determines that teaching was successful if the novice nurse makes which statement?

The nurse is alert to avoid using blocks to effective communication that include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is aware that the use of false reassurance is harmful to the nurse-patient relationship, because this communication block:

The home care nurse visits a mother and her newborn 2 days after discharge from the hospital. The mother states, "My baby cries all the time. I must not be a very good mother." Which response by the nurse is nontherapeutic?

The nurse makes a home visit to a client with chronic kidney disease. The client asks the nurse to make the decision about whether or not to start dialysis. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?