Ch. 10 Flashcards
Sender
A person who initiates interpersonal communication
Message
Information sent or expressed by the sender.
Channels
Means of conveying messages
Receiver
Person to whom the message is sent.
Feedback
indicates whether the meaning of the sender’s message was received.
Referent
Motivates one person to communicate with another
Connotations
Shades or interpretations of a words meaning rather than different definitions
Intonation
tone fo speakers voice that may affect a messages meaning
metacommunication
A message within a message that conveys a senders attitude toward the self and toward the listener
Therapeutic communication
development of a working, functional relationship by the nurse with the patient, fulfilling the purposes of the nursing process