Test Bank for Communication in Nursing, 9th Edition,

1. The nurse plans to delegate a client’s personal hygiene to a nursing assistant.
Which statement if made by the nurse to the nursing assistant is assertive?
a. “Would you mind helping the client with a bath when you have time? If not, I will
skip my lunch and do it myself.”
b. “You never get your work done and are always on the phone. You need to help the
client right now with a bath, or I will write you up.”
c. “The client needs help with bathing. I want you to assist the client now, and you
can go to lunch when you are finished.”
d. “I have important work to complete this morning. You will assist the client with a
bath. Do not take a break until you have finished.”
ANS:C
An assertive statement is clear, direct, and respectful; the nurse should use assertive
rights, avoid irrational beliefs, and use the Describe Express Specify Consequence script
to formulate an assertive response.Describe: “The client needs help with bathing.”
Express and Specify: “I want you to assist the client now.”Consequence: “You can go to
lunch when you are finished.”The other statements are nonassertive or aggressive: