Chapter 15: Communications
Multiple choice
1. Communication in healthcare is essential to ensure ______.
- patient satisfaction
- patient safety
- development of a therapeutic relationship
- all of these
2. Feedback is ______.
- external noise
- provided through verbal communication
- provided through non-verbal communication
- provided through verbal and non-verbal communication
3. Non-verbal communication makes up ______ of all communication.
- 50%
- 65%
- 85%
- 100%
4. Closed questions are best for ______.
- understanding how a person feels
- gaining specific information
- keeping a conversation going
- all of these
5. Self-awareness is commonly described as understanding ______.
- our beliefs, values and attitudes
- the beliefs, values and attitudes of others
- our responses in different social contexts
- how others respond in different social contexts