If the communication is therapeutic, write “therapeutic” and indicate the therapeutic technique being used. If the communication is non-therapeutic, indicate the non-therapeutic communication technique that is used and then REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic. A patient is crying profusely after she has been told that she needs a colostomy due to her irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse sits beside her and quietly holds her hand. After a few minutes the nurse says, “This must be very upsetting for you. I am here to answer any questions that you have.”
If the communication is therapeutic, write “therapeutic” and indicate the therapeutic technique being used. If the communication is non-therapeutic, indicate the non-therapeutic communication technique that is used and then REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic. A patient is crying profusely after she has been told that she needs a colostomy due to her irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse sits beside her and quietly holds her hand. After a few minutes the nurse says, “This must be very upsetting for you. I am here to answer any questions that you have.”
Phlebotomy Essentials
6th Edition
ISBN:9781451194524
Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1SRQ
Related questions
Question
If the communication is therapeutic, write “therapeutic” and indicate the therapeutic technique being used. If the communication is non-therapeutic, indicate the non-therapeutic communication technique that is used and then REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic.
A patient is crying profusely after she has been told that she needs a colostomy due to her irritable bowel syndrome. The nurse sits beside her and quietly holds her hand. After a few minutes the nurse says, “This must be very upsetting for you. I am here to answer any questions that you have.”
Expert Solution
Step 1
A therapeutic form of communication is a key to maintain an effective and therapeutic nurse patient relationship.
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps
Recommended textbooks for you
Phlebotomy Essentials
Nursing
ISBN:
9781451194524
Author:
Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:
JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Profession…
Nursing
ISBN:
9780323414425
Author:
Robert J Hubert BS
Publisher:
Saunders
Fundamentals Of Nursing
Nursing
ISBN:
9781496362179
Author:
Taylor, Carol (carol R.), LYNN, Pamela (pamela Barbara), Bartlett, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer,
Phlebotomy Essentials
Nursing
ISBN:
9781451194524
Author:
Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:
JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Profession…
Nursing
ISBN:
9780323414425
Author:
Robert J Hubert BS
Publisher:
Saunders
Fundamentals Of Nursing
Nursing
ISBN:
9781496362179
Author:
Taylor, Carol (carol R.), LYNN, Pamela (pamela Barbara), Bartlett, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer,
Fundamentals of Nursing, 9e
Nursing
ISBN:
9780323327404
Author:
Patricia A. Potter RN MSN PhD FAAN, Anne Griffin Perry RN EdD FAAN, Patricia Stockert RN BSN MS PhD, Amy Hall RN BSN MS PhD CNE
Publisher:
Elsevier Science
Study Guide for Gould's Pathophysiology for the H…
Nursing
ISBN:
9780323414142
Author:
Hubert BS, Robert J; VanMeter PhD, Karin C.
Publisher:
Saunders
Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions (Min…
Nursing
ISBN:
9781337406291
Author:
Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, Cindy Corey
Publisher:
Cengage Learning