Therapeutic Communication and Engagement
TOPIC:
The ability to engage in a communicative process that is therapeutic is dependent on the acquisition of skills and not merely on personal attributes – critically discuss.
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Declaration:
I, SAMUEL AFOLABI, hereby declare that this is my original work and it has not been submitted to any other institution for any reason.
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Introduction:
Accepting others for who they are is the basis of therapeutic communication and the foundation on which humanistic psychology lies. Psychotherapist pioneer Carl Roger (January 8, 1902 – February 4, …show more content…
The practice of therapeutic communication helps form a health-focused and stress-reducing collaborative relationship; its primary goal is the establishment of trust in order to create a healing exchange between nurse and patient. In a properly functioning relationship, the patient communicates his or her experience, and shares necessary data, thoughts, and feelings with the nurse who listens carefully to the patient’s expression of physical and holistic needs. Ideally, the result of this reciprocal exchange is the formulation of a unique, mutually-designed but patientmanaged treatment plan.
The work of nursing in the 21st century is changing. With managed care, and the quest for universal health coverage, there will be greater demands upon our system to provide high quality care with a high rate of effi ciency. Using therapeutic communication effectively helps to create a nurse-patient relationship that promotes choice and responsibility, gains patient input and cooperation, maximizes positive care outcomes, and helps to avoid litigious confrontations. It is only when the patient is able to partner in the management of his own healthcare that the nurse’s work can be fully utilized and the patient’s success maximized. Integrating knowledge with compassion, reducing stress and establishing rapport, the skill of therapeutic communication is the nurse’s greatest
TOPIC:
The ability to engage in a communicative process that is therapeutic is dependent on the acquisition of skills and not merely on personal attributes – critically discuss.
NAME:
STUDENT NUMBER:
Declaration:
I, SAMUEL AFOLABI, hereby declare that this is my original work and it has not been submitted to any other institution for any reason.
_______________________________ ________________ SIGNATURE DATE
Introduction:
Accepting others for who they are is the basis of therapeutic communication and the foundation on which humanistic psychology lies. Psychotherapist pioneer Carl Roger (January 8, 1902 – February 4, …show more content…
The practice of therapeutic communication helps form a health-focused and stress-reducing collaborative relationship; its primary goal is the establishment of trust in order to create a healing exchange between nurse and patient. In a properly functioning relationship, the patient communicates his or her experience, and shares necessary data, thoughts, and feelings with the nurse who listens carefully to the patient’s expression of physical and holistic needs. Ideally, the result of this reciprocal exchange is the formulation of a unique, mutually-designed but patientmanaged treatment plan.
The work of nursing in the 21st century is changing. With managed care, and the quest for universal health coverage, there will be greater demands upon our system to provide high quality care with a high rate of effi ciency. Using therapeutic communication effectively helps to create a nurse-patient relationship that promotes choice and responsibility, gains patient input and cooperation, maximizes positive care outcomes, and helps to avoid litigious confrontations. It is only when the patient is able to partner in the management of his own healthcare that the nurse’s work can be fully utilized and the patient’s success maximized. Integrating knowledge with compassion, reducing stress and establishing rapport, the skill of therapeutic communication is the nurse’s greatest