Problem:
A student nurse asks the nursing instructor to help clarify the concept of congruent communication. Which example should the nursing instructor use to illustrate this concept? Patient repeatedly rings the call bell asking to be moved up in bed. Patient smiles at the nurse after being assisted out of bed to a chair. Patient asks for pain medication while playing a video game on a mobile device. Patient states pain is 8 out of 10 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 while splinting the surgical area.