When Travis delivers a lunch tray to a visually impaired patient, he compares the location of the food to the face of a clock (peas at 9, meat at 12, etc.) This is an example of which communication strategy?

A nine month old patient is crying and upset. The mother is holding and cuddling the patient. The communication strategy used by the mother is:

Personal barriers to communication include:

A physical therapist is discussing treatment plan with Hispanic male patient who has limited English skills. What type of communication barrier is this?

A healthcare professional looks directly at the patient when speaking and talks in a loud, clear voice while working with an elderly patient. What type of communication strategy is this?

An anesthetist plays a radio loudly while preoperative care is discussed. What type of communication barrier is this?

A medical assistant asks the patient if he is here to see the doctor for his “cholelithiasis.” What type of communication barrier is this?

The registration area in a local pharmacy has a wheelchair access ramp. What type of strategy is this?

A Social Worker discusses hospice care with a Middle Eastern 30 year old female patient. What type of communication barrier might she experience?

Cultural barriers to communication include:

Reassigning a nurse who is demonstrating prejudice against patients with certain diagnosis is an example of what type of strategy?

Which of the following is NOT considered a physical barrier?

Talking too fast is an example of what type of barrier?

Using large print documents or read aloud documents are examples of what type of communication strategy?