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Therapeutic Communication for Supportive Relationships

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Empathy is a vital ingredient of supportive relationships. A lot of scholars argued that empathy furnishes health care professionals with the capacity to improve patient’s health ,thus it must be taught to make them more responsive to patient’s health [ Journal article: Developing Empathy in Nursing students:A cohort longhitudinal study page 1] In the video vignette, a paramedic was talking to the pregnant woman who may have had a stroke .Beside her is her worried husband who keeps on asking questions if the baby and his wife is in stable condition. The paramedic advised the husband that they do not know yet if it is really a stroke or how severe it is but assure that it will not affect the baby. I have observed that the majority of the healthcare professionals featured in the video introduced themselves first, like their first and last name followed by a statement which goes “I am here to help you, take care of you and make you feel comfortable”. A simple assurance statement yet makes a huge impact to not only to patients but also to their relatives. I have also noticed that each and every healthcare professional will explain in detail the procedures that they need to do and why they have to do it. From checking their blood pressure, checking pulse rate , temperature and the likes. Having this characteristic will not only help patients understand the situation , gain knowledge but also makes them feel at ease with the health care professional as they know that they

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