CommunicationQuestion 902 of 1700
What can happen when health care workers communicate with empathy?
- Longer talks that take up shift time
- Less need for documentation of care
- Fewer care plans for the team to write
- Better healing, less depression, and fewer medical errors
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Correct answer: Better healing, less depression, and fewer medical errors
Research shows empathy improves healing, lowers symptoms of depression, and lowers errors.
Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 1.3: Communication Within the Health Care Team
Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026