SITUATION:

You are the nursing student assigned to care for Mr. Navarro, a 35
year od !an "ho "i #e returning fro! the recovery roo! after undergoing
the re!ova of a !ass fro! his a#do!en. $hie you are %re%aring his roo!
for his return, the nurse and %hysician arrive to ta& "ith Mrs. Navarro a#out
her hus#ands surgery. The %hysician e'%ains that the !ass "as !aignant
and invasive. Mr. Navarro is candidate for che!othera%y, #ut his %rognosis
is guarded #ecause of the e'tent of the tu!or gro"th. Mrs. Navarro oo&
a"ay, coses her eyes and ony nods her head (yes). As the %hysician
eaves, the nurse a%%roaches Mrs. Navarro, sits ne't to her, and %uts her
ar! around Mrs. Navarro, "ho #egins to cry. nurse uses a soothing voice
to te Mrs. Navarro that it is o&ay to cry and assures her she "i re!ain
"ith her. The t"o of the! sit in sience unti Mrs. Navarro a#e to e'%ress
her feeings. The nurse istens attentivey. *ater the nurse offers to get a
cu% of coffee for Mrs. Navarro and as&s if there is anything she can do to
assist Mrs. Navarro at this difficut ti!e.
+. Inter%ret Mrs. Navarro,s nonver#a #ehavior in res%onse to the
ne"s a#out her hus#and,s surgery
-. .vauate the nurse res%onse to"ard Mrs. Navarro #ased on the
conce%ts of caring and co!forting
3. $hy is it i!%ortant for the nurse to effectivey co!!unicate