THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION

Therapeutic Communication

Assignment

After learning about Therapeutic Communication (Ch 20) in the textbook, please read “Caring for the Nguyens” on page 493 and complete the assignment. 1. Begin by analyzing the overall situation in a short paragraph

You may want to retype each of Zach’s statements to make clear which one you are writing about.

2. Identify each comment identifying open-ended and closed questions.

3. Identify in each comment which therapeutic communication technique is being used.

4. Comment on each of Zach’s comment what might have been improved upon. (Was it an appropriate comment? How could it have been made better?)

Answer preview

The transcript on, “Caring for the Nguyens” is about Zach Miller, a family nurse practitioner who interacts with Nam Nguyen to learn more about the health condition of the parents. Zach uses open-ended and closed questions to help him understand the health history of Nguyen’s parents so that he can make sound clinical decisions that would help them in their recovery journey.

The open-ended questions allow an individual to share more details about their situation while as closed questions require one word or only a specific piece of detail. For instance in the first comment when Zach asks Nam whether his parents are alive,…

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