NUR 267

1. The nurse uses a variety of therapeutic communication skills when working with patients. Which of the following is a therapeutic goal that can be accomplished through the use of therapeutic communication skills? A) Inform the patient of priority problems B) Assess the patient's perception of a problem C) Assist the patient to control emotions D) Provide the patient with a plan of action Ans: B Feedback: Therapeutic communication can help nurses to accomplish many goals including id...

In order for therapeutic communications with a patient, it is important to build an interpersonal relationship with them. The way nurses act and present themselves during the first interaction with patients is critical to the manifestation of a nurse patient relationship. That first connection will allow patients to understand that nurse is “safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent” (Halter, 2014, p. 132). Establishing a therapeutic nurse patient relationship is fundamental to the o...

1. The nurse uses a variety of therapeutic communication skills when working with patients. Which of the following is a therapeutic goal that can be accomplished through the use of therapeutic communication skills? A) Inform the patient of priority problems B) Assess the patient's perception of a problem C) Assist the patient to control emotions D) Provide the patient with a plan of action Ans: B Feedback: Therapeutic communication can help nurses to accomplish many goals including id...

In order for therapeutic communications with a patient, it is important to build an interpersonal relationship with them. The way nurses act and present themselves during the first interaction with patients is critical to the manifestation of a nurse patient relationship. That first connection will allow patients to understand that nurse is “safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent” (Halter, 2014, p. 132). Establishing a therapeutic nurse patient relationship is fundamental to the o...