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Health Assessment
Interview/Therapeudic dialgue
14
Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/12/2015

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Term
communication process
Definition

complex, ongoing, interactive

 

subject to interpretation, communication ability, culture, personal experience, and interpretations/decoding 

 

Term
theraeudic communication
Definition
caring and empathetic
Term
nonverba communication
Definition

equally if not more important than verbal

 

physical appearance of the nurse

 

eye level

 

touch is an essential and dominant component of the physical exmination

Term
active listening
Definition

ability to focus on patiets and their perspective

 

allowing patients to talk about their difficult feelings helps them to heal

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restatement
Definition

relates ot the content of communication

 

uses the patients words

 

shows the patient that an idea has been correctly communicated and promotes clarification

Term
reflection
Definition
nurse summaraizes the main themes of communication
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focus
Definition
used to keep the conversation on track and redirect the conversation when patiet begins to get off topic
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facilitation
Definition
encouraging elaboration-assists patients in decribe problems more completely
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silence
Definition
provides time for the pt to gather their thoughts/provide accurate answers
Term
clarification
Definition
important when the nurse does not understand or is unclear about a pts idea or thought
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summarizing
Definition
occurs at the end of the interview
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non-therapeudic responses
Definition
false reassurance, sympathy, unwanted advice, biased questions, changes of subject, distractions, technical or overwhelming language, interrupting
Term
professional expectations
Definition

no non-professional involvement (crossing boundaries)

 

no sexual violations

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intercultural communication
Definition

cultural differences may exist related to group, sex, race, ethinicity, region, age, degree of assimilation into America culture

 

communication etiquitte

 

limited english

 

interpreters

 

gender and sexual orientation issues

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