Author Question: Therapeutic communications are distinguished from ordinary communications by the intent of one of ... (Read 33 times)

ashley · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Therapeutic communications are distinguished from ordinary communications by the intent of one of the participants to

1. bring about personal gain.
2. bring about a positive change.
3. bring about a behavioral change.
4. really get their message across.

Question 2

The elderly spouse of a female Alzheimer's client states that his wife seems to wander aimlessly from room to room looking for things in incorrect places, such as kitchen utensils in the bedroom and laundry detergent in the kitchen.

He asks the nurse for suggestions of what he can do to help her. What is the nurse's best response? a. Keep rooms well lit.
b. Keep the home environment simple and user-friendly for her.
c. Have clocks and calendars with large letters in several rooms of the house.
d. Place large signs on doors or entryways that identify the room.

janieazgirl · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2
Therapeutic communications bring about a positive change.

Answer to Question 2

D
All of these options will assist her in keeping her orientation to the environment, but because she is wandering to the wrong rooms to look for items, signs on the doors and entryways would be most helpful to her as she finds the appropriate room.