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geoffrey

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on: Jul 17, 2018
An example of a communication blocker is:
 
  a. silence.
  b. eye contact.
  c. advising.
  d. clarifying.

Question 2

The instructor asks the nursing student to define therapeutic communication. The student's most appropriate response is that therapeutic communication refers to:
 
  a. psychotherapy.
  b. social communication.
  c. developing a trusting relationship.
  d. emotional commitment to another.


janeli1

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Giving advice fosters dependency and conveys to the patient that the nurse knows best. Options a, b, and d are techniques that enhance (facilitate) communication.

Answer to Question 2

C
The purpose of therapeutic communication is to establish a trusting relationship. Options a, b, and d are not definitions of therapeutic communication.


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