If the communication is therapeutic, write “therapeutic” and indicate the therapeutic technique being used. If the communication is non-therapeutic, indicate the non-therapeutic communication technique that is used and then REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic. A confused patient tells the nurse that he sees little blue men in his hospital room. Chuckling, the nurse says, “I just told the little blue men to go to sleep – you should try to get some rest as well.”

If the communication is therapeutic, write “therapeutic” and indicate the therapeutic technique being used. If the communication is non-therapeutic, indicate the non-therapeutic communication technique that is used and then REWRITE the dialogue to make it therapeutic. A confused patient tells the nurse that he sees little blue men in his hospital room. Chuckling, the nurse says, “I just told the little blue men to go to sleep – you should try to get some rest as well.”

Intro To Health Care

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Author:Mitchell

Publisher:Mitchell

Chapter16: The Communication Process

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