Check all of the scenarios below in which nonverbal communication and listening skills are being used. You nod your head in understanding as a patient describes his symptoms.

You write a patient’s vital signs in her chart for the next shift.

A coworker asks whether you have recorded a patient’s vital signs. You shake your head to say “No.”

Through a window, you see a newly discharged patient getting into a car headed for home. You wave good-bye.

You explain the possible side effects of a medication to a patient.

Describe some of the common health conditions associated with air pollution.

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A75-year-old client was admitted to the hospital after having sustained a fall at home. she is diagnosed with a right hip fracture and is scheduled for surgery in the morning. at 2: 30 am she awakens from sleep with confusion about where she is. she insists that her daughter is in the other room and wants to see her. you attempt to reorient her to the surroundings with little success. she continues to insist that her daughter is in the next room. in reviewing the client’s record, what data would be considered a source of her confusion?