A new patient dressed in dirty clothes and with poor personal hygiene comes to the physician's office without an appointment. The patient’s appearance indicates that this person may not be able to pay for the office visit. In terms of nonverbal communication displayed by the office staff, how could the patient feel if he or she is not to be seen? What body language will indicate that the medical assistant cares? Why is observation an important component of communication?

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Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?