A health care worker needs to know the last time a patient ate. He or she sees the patient's spouse so he or she asks the spouse
the question and records the information in the chart. This is an example of a. Effective communication because the worker immediately recorded the results
b. Ineffective communication because the health care worker did not give the spouse enough time to ask questions and explain
C. Effective communication because he or she received and answer in a timely manner
d. Ineffective communication because he or she did not go directly to the source
Answer: D, ineffective communication because he or she didn't go directly to the source.
Explanation: The health care worker should have asked the patient him/herself first. The spouse was not a reliable source because there is the possibility that the patient ate something without the wife/husband's knowledge.
