During the assessment phase of the nursing process,the nurse may uncover data that help to identify communication problems.An example of this information is:
A) Extreme dyspnea or shortness of breath
B) Urinary frequency and pain
C) Chronic stomach pain
D) Lack of appetite

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An extremely breathless person must use oxygen to breathe rather than speak.Urinary frequency may interrupt conversation but is not a communication problem.Chronic stomach pain would not be a communication problem.The patient with chronic pain is,to some degree,used to the pain.A lack of appetite is not a communication problem.

During the Assessment Phase of the Nursing Process,the Nurse May