Exam 2 / Ch. 5 Flashcards
Therapeutic Communications
Dynamic interactive process entered into by healthcare providers, purpose to achieve identified health related goals.
Active Listening
Clarification, restatement/paraphrasing, reflect, silence, touch, and reflection.
Meta communications
Describe all factors that influence how the message is perceived (verbal and non Verbal)
Verbal meaning
Culture and styles
Professional Conversations
Directed toward therapeutic outcomes, they have rules and boundaries
Core of pt-cen communications , components
Empathy, Respect, Boundaries
therapeutic mode of communication.
Goal directed communication to promote client health and well being; open ended questions promote conversation.
open-ended questions
require more than a yes or no answer.
words usually begin with “what” or “how” ex; Can you tell me what brought you in today?
focused questions
require more than a yes or no answer but place limitations.
When did your stomach pain begin?
Closed ended questions
single answers, can be answered by yes or a no.
ex; have you had a meal today?
Active listening
- clarification
- paraphrasing
- summarize
- silence
- reflection
Negative listening response
- false reassurance
- giving advice
- false inferences (jumping into conclusions)
- moralizing (abortion is wrong)
- Value judgments.
feedback
a message a nurse gives to the pt in response to a question, verbal message, or observed behavior.
other comm therapeutic skills
metaphors, reframing, humor, confirm response, and feedback (provides pt with information)