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FCS
Test Ch
36
Nursing
Undergraduate 2
02/16/2014

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Term
Active Listening
Definition
Listening with great concentration and focused energy.
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Body Language
Definition
Nonverbal communication
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Communication
Definition
The exchange of communication and ideas by speech, writing, gesture, expression, body posture, intonation, and general appearance
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Empathy
Definition
The ability to understand by seeing the situation from another's perspective
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Feedback
Definition
Return of information and how it was interpreted
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Nonverbal
Definition
Without words
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Rapport
Definition
A relationship of mutual trust and affinity
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Therapeutic
Definition
Having medicinal or healing properties
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Therapeutic communication
Definition
Communication that promotes understanding between the sender and the receiver
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Verbal
Definition
In words; expressed orally
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General Leads
Definition
Encourages patient to continue or elaborate
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Open ended
Definition
Encourages patient to elaborate than answering yes or no
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Offering self
Definition
Shows care, concern, and readiness to help
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Restatement
Definition
Restates in different words what patent said
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Reflection
Definition
Reflects received message back to patient.
Reflects feelings
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Seeking clarification
Definition
Seeking clarification about the source of the upset feeling
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Focusing
Definition
Asking a goal directed question helps the patient focus on key concerns
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Encouraging elaboration
Definition
Helps patient describe more fully the concern under discussion
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Giving informaiton
Definition
Provides the patient with information relevant to specific health care
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Looking at alternatives
Definition
Helps patients see options and consider alternatives to make their own decisions about health care
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Silence
Definition
Allows patient time to gather thoughts and sort them out
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Summarizing
Definition
Sums up the important points of an interaction
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Changing the subject
Definition
Deprives the patient of the chance to verbalize concerns
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Giving false reassurance
Definition
Negates the patients feelings and may give false hope
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Judgmental responses
Definition
Nurse is judging the patients action
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Defensive responses
Definition
Nurse responds by defending the doctor
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Asking probing questions
Definition
Pries into the patients motives and therefore invades privacy
Term
Using Cliches
Definition
Negates the patients individual situation, stereotypes the patient
Term
Giving advice
Definition
Dismisses patients responsibility for taking charge of their own health, controling
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Inattentive listening
Definition
Indicates that the patient is not important
Term
Glycosuria
Definition
Glucose in the urine (hyperglycemia)
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Proteinuria
Definition
Protein in the urine
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Hematuria
Definition
Blood in the urine
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Pyuria
Definition
Pus in the urine
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Ketonuria
Definition
Ketones in the urine
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Urine (voided) sample
Definition
About 1 inch is needed
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