Therapeutic communication is significant in the nursing practice to understand, empathize and provide adequate care. In scenario 1 “just because I am dying doesn’t mean I don’t want someone to talk to “. It is important that as nurses we can help a dying patient make the best of the little time left to live. This can be done by making an effort to carry out intervention of the patient’s needs, help keep the patient comfortable; for example, adminstering and assessing for pain on a regular basis as well as being supportive in any way possible. The goal of the nursing practice is to heal the whole person. We should try not to only treat the physical disease or condition but consider the totality of the persons being. Communicating is not
