Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Videbeck

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 113 if interacting in the client’s room is therapeutic. For example, if the client has difficulty mai ...

114 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP internal mental activities and concentrating exclu- sively on what the client sa ...

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 115 a moment in time. Nurses develop empathy by gath- ering as much information about an issue as pos ...

116 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP Table 6-1 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATIONTECHNIQUES Therapeutic Communication Technique ...

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 117 Table 6-1 (Continued) Therapeutic Communication Technique Examples Rationale “My name is.. .” “Vi ...

118 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP Table 6-1 (Continued) Therapeutic Communication Technique Examples Rationale Nur ...

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 119 Table 6-2 NONTHERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATIONTECHNIQUES Techniques Examples Rationale Advising—telling th ...

120 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP (Continued) Techniques Examples Rationale Interpreting—asking to make conscious ...

Nurse: “How long agodid your husband die?” (Or the nurse can use the other cue.) Nurse: “Tell me about yourhusband’s death, Mrs. ...

122 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP An impassiveface is frozen into an emotion- less, deadpan expression similar to ...

Vocal Cues Vocal cues are nonverbal sound signals transmitted along with the content. The voice volume, tone, pitch, intensity, ...

cation) or “Describe where you were and what you were doing when you collapsed”(placing events in time and sequence). Assessment ...

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 125 Facilitate the client’s expression of thoughts and feelings. Guide the client to develop new ski ...

126 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP Nurse: “Perhaps you and I can discuss some potential changes you’d like to make. ...

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 127 help the client by using techniques such as clarification and placing an event in time or sequenc ...

difficulty finding ways to solve the problem or when working with a group of people whose divergent view- points hinder finding ...

6 THERAPEUTICCOMMUNICATION 129 on an ongoing basis. When the nurse examines his or her personal beliefs, attitudes, and values a ...

130 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP make assumptions based on his or her own experience. Nonverbal communication in ...

131 “How does Jerry make you upset?” is a non- therapeutic communication technique because it A. Gives a literal response B. I ...

132 ➤ SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Define the following: Culture Proxemics Incongruent message Spirituality ...