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. An elderly patient worries that she will not have enough money to pay for her prescription medications every month. The nurse pats her hand and says, “Don’t worry honey. Everything will work out just fine.”

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. An elderly patient worries that she will not have enough money to pay for her prescription medications every month. The nurse pats her hand and says, “Don’t worry honey. Everything will work out just fine.”

Intro To Health Care

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337338295

Author:Mitchell

Publisher:Mitchell

Chapter16: The Communication Process

Section: Chapter Questions

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