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. 2014 Jun 2;3(1):23–27. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.54

Table 1. Responses of the participants to the questionnaire (n= 153) .

Questions Responses of the participants
NP Neutral communication
1 Whenever I come across an anxious patient in the operating room or on the operating room table or in the procedure room, I try to reduce the anxiety of the patient by saying 111 (72.52%) 42 (27.45%)
2 When a patient is undergoing an intervention under local anesthesia, I address the anxiety by usually saying 107 (69.93%) 46 (30.06%)
3 In the recovery room of the operating theatre, when the patient is recovering from anesthesia, I allay the anxiety, pain, nausea, vomiting of the patient by saying 93 (60.78%) 60 (39.21%)
4 At the time of changing wound dressing of my patient, I often console my patient and allay his anxiety of pain by saying 103 (67.32%) 50 (32.67%)
5 Sometimes my patient needs distraction of attention and I often say the following sentences/ words to do that 119 (77.78%) 34 (22.22%)
6 In the process of briefing to patients while taking consent or doing counseling, I explain the risks of procedure by using the following effective sentences 95 (62.09%) 58 (37.90%)
7 Can the choice of my words affect the well-being of my patients during communication Yes 100 (100%) No -
8 Do you know NP in clinical practice? Yes - No 100 (100%)