Exam 2 Flashcards
true or false: positive encounters are good for everyone
true
What allows us to act deliberately rather than reflexively and facilitates effective communication?
Mindfulness
What is- emotional thinking dominates and can cause us to act impulsively
emotion mind
What is- awareness of how your body is responding and can trigger or be a response to emotion
body mind
What is- analytical, measured, controlled thoughts that enter our consciousness
reason mind
What is- a place of discernment where motives, biases, and intuitions that had been identified in other domains are purposely examined, and self-regulatory efforts are imposed
wise mind
- First look inward
- focus on one state of mind at a time
- assess your emotional temperature
- assess your physical sensations
- deliberately enter a place of wisdom
Mindfulness process
- be an objective observer
-breathe deep
-observe and describe
-acceptance (things are what they are)
-Distress to tolerance (acknowledge your emotional response to situations and accept them)
Skills that enhance mindfulness
-We assume we know what people are talking about
-we assume people know what we’re feeling
-we don’t listen very well
-we overreact sometimes to what other people say
we are not always clear about saying “no”
communication roadblocks
self-talk
intrapersonal
one-to-one communication with another person
interpersonal
interaction within a person’s spiritual domain
transpersonal
small number of people, usually goal-oriented
small group
have an audience
public
what motivates communication
referent
person who encodes and delivers the message
sender
person who receives and decodes the message
receiver
the content of the communication: verbal, nonverbal, and symbolic
message
means of conveying and receiving messages
channels
message returned by the receiver
feedback
How much time do we spend communicating with others?
70%-80%
-verbal
-nonverbal
-symbolic
-metacommunication
forms of communication
a code that uses verbal or written words to convey a message
verbal communication
personal appearance, first impressions are usually based on this, including facial expression
nonverbal communication
intimate zone
0 to 18 inches
personal zone (most time spent in a work setting)
18 inches to 4 feet
social zone
4 to 12 feet
public zone
12 feet and beyond
art, music, play, dreams
symbolic communication
communication about communication so that the deeper message within a message can be understood
metacommunication
different than depression, is a genuine emotional response to loss or a threat of loss
sadness
losing function, dreams, independence
grief
a working agreement continuously renegotiable between the nurse and the client
contract
-nurse-client
-nurse-family
-nurse-health team
-nurse-community
professional helping relationships
-pioneer in nursing theory development
-originated the term “therapeutic use of self”
Hildegard Peplau
-pre-interaction phase
-orientation phase
-working phase
-termination phase
phases of the traditional nurse-patient relationship
occurs before meeting the patient (tasks include reviewing data history, talking to other caregivers, and anticipating health concerns)
pre-interaction phase
the nurse and patient meet and get to know one another (consistency and listening are considered by clients to be critical at the beginning of the relationship)
orientation phase
this is the phase where we carry out our nursing interventions (the content to be explored is chosen by the client although the nurse facilitates the process)
working phase
the formal end to the relationship
termination phase
-courtesy
-use of names
-privacy and confidentiality
-trustworthiness
-autonomy and responsibility
-assertiveness
elements of professional communication
true or false: how we say something is as important or even more important than what we say
true
what does TLC mean?
To listen carefully
-comments about how the client looks, sounds, or acts
-not based on assumptions
sharing observations
-understanding and accepting another person’s reality
-perceiving emotions
-communicating this understanding to the client
sharing empathy