NSG 310 - Therapeutic Communication
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
What are the 6 c's of caring? - Answer-Competence - knowledge, wisdom, skills,
judgment, experience and motivation.
Compassion - a shared awareness and connectedness with the experiences of others.
Commitment - a deliberate choice to act in accordance with beliefs and obligations.
Conscience - a state of moral awareness.
Confidence - the internal belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way which
fosters trusting relationships.
Comportment - demeanor, conduct, personal bearing, behavior
Behaviors that demonstrate caring - Answer-providing presence, touch, listening,
knowing the client, spiritual caring, family care
barriers to caring - business, hold back for fear of getting attached and losing patients,
differing beliefs and values, technology(focus on this instead of patient), understaffing
therapeutic communication - Answer-Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive relationship.
-It is all about the patient.
-Goal: help the patient explore their thoughts and feelings.
-The nurse is an instrument in the process.
-There is not a reciprocal relationship--Boundaries
-The relationship is limited.
Confidential
-Empathy vs. Sympathy
Empathy - putting yourself in their shoes and through their eyes - doesn't involve
feelings.
Sympathy can cause you to internalize
Building Rapport - Answer-your impression of the patient:
Bias
Obese
Uneducated
"Diabetic"
Frequent Flyer
Report: angry, lazy, unmotivated, non-compliant
, the patient's impression of you:
Personal appearance
Male vs. female
Old vs. young
Professional?
Nonverbal communication
Values/Perceptions/ attitude
Angry, uncaring, uninterested
-Instead of saying "diabetic patient" think patient with diabetes
-instead of saying "a non-compliant patient" could saying, they haven't been taken their
meds as prescribed - get your message across without painting a negative picture
- these help build rapport
How do you build rapport? - Answer-Come up to them directly - introduce yourself - ask
them how they are doing ex. How was your night last night?
-it can be quick but will really start you off on the right track
Nonverbal Communication
-About 90% nonverbal
Malcom Gladwell - example about doctors getting sued
-vocal tone and inflections, pointing, facial expression, eye contact, gestures, body
language
Trust-With the intimacy - caring for them - bathing them, knowing all of their info -
powerful and take this seriously - don't abuse this power
Environmental Influences - Answer-Not conducive
-Busy nurse
-Noisy
-no privacy
How can you create an environment that is conducive?
Active Listening - Answer-Active listening, reflect back, non-judgemental
"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to
reply"
Nontherapeutic "why didn't you eat?" "you have to eat or you won't get better"
Therapeutic - could use observation - "I notice that you haven't eaten anything"
In other situations could say "how did your condition start"
-get to know the unique part of each patient
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