During the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse may unco

During the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse may uncover data that help to identify communication problems. An example of this information is:

1. Extreme dyspnea or shortness of breath
2. Urinary frequency and pain
3. Chronic stomach pain
4. Lack of appetite

ANSWER

ANS: 1
An extremely breathless person must use oxygen to breathe rather than speak. Urinary frequency may interrupt conversation but is not a communication problem. Chronic stomach pain would not be a communication problem. The patient with chronic pain is, to some degree, used to the pain. A lack of appetite is not a communication problem.