lot of time. It is important that in order for a relationship to be healthy it should be based on trust‚ respect‚ honesty and integrity (Ezine Articles 2010). As stated by McCormack (1997)‚ the therapeutic relationship between the nurse and the patient is the core of the nursing profession. Therapeutic relationships are different from social and intimate relationships because they focus more on what the patient needs‚ on the experiences that the patients passed through and also on the patient’s
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Presciutti‚ M.‚ Bader‚ M. K.‚ & Hepburn‚ M. (2012). Shivering Management During Therapeutic Temperature Modulation: Nurses’ Perspective. Critical Care Nurse‚32(1)‚ 33-42. doi:10.4037/ccn2012189 This article discusses shivering as a major complication of therapeutic hypothermia treatment and the importance of its early recognition and resolution. The article describes a tool called “The Bedside Shivering Assessment Scale” which according to the text‚ “can be used to determine the efficacy of interventions
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Since working at the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Cisneros site I have been challenged to step out of my comfort zone and think out of the box when using therapeutic skills. It has been two weeks since I commenced services with clients and it has not been easy to apply therapeutic skills in the sessions. I have been challenge to think outside the box and have become more conscious of my own response to clients I am working with. I have realized that my furthering response‚ eye contact‚ reflective
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As we know‚ therapeutic communication can be performed by many individuals. The book states that it occurs between any two persons. Healthcare providers use therapeutic communication as a means to give support and to be able to effectively communicate with their patients. Therapeutic communication can be defined as the face-to-face process of interacting that focuses on advancing the physical and emotional well-being of a patient according to National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Therapeutic
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Therapeutic Communication‚ in short‚ is an interaction between a nurse and a patient that helps advance the physical and emotional health of the patient. Therapeutic Communication is an active process. The nurse uses various strategies to help the patient express their ideas and feelings in a manner that establishes respect and acceptance. This‚ in turn‚ enhances the patients comfort levels‚ encourages a feeling of safety‚ and increases their trust in the nurse. That’s because good therapeutic communication
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Communication Paper Since the dawn of time man has been evolving in the ways we think and interact with each other. What was appropriate a generation ago might not be appropriate today. As nurses we know very intimate details of our patients’ lives‚ those details can blur the line between a friendly relationship and a professional relationship. Even though you feel you know the patient like you know your best friend
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The importance of communication is the essential foundation of nursing practise; it is primarily dependant upon verbal and non-verbal communication. Encompassing both speech and behavioural aspects‚ efficient delivery and receiving of the nurse-patient messages initiates advantageous relationships‚ or contrarily‚ generates significant repercussions if applied ineffectively‚ thus affecting the quality of the nurse-patient relationship. This essay will discuss how effective verbal and non-verbal communication
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CCN1044 English for Academic Studies (Health Studies) II Reflection on Therapeutic Techniques Subject Lecturer: Wing Chan Tutorial Group: 202 Name: Chan Tsz Nga Student ID: 13478186A Date of Submission: 21 February‚ 2014 There is an increase in using patients’ satisfaction as a measure of quality of health care services in hospitals nowadays. However‚ I do not fully trust it since personal experience is more accurate than the concrete data. My mother had stayed in a local
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Definition Therapeutic interventions encompass not just the nursing profession but each nurse as an individual. Whether realized or not‚ every intervention a nurse implements is therapeutic. Sometimes these interventions can have a good or bad effect. Through research and continuing knowledge‚ a nurse can learn or improve these interventions so that the highest quality of care is given to each and every patient. Therapeutic interventions can be defined as actions or behaviors involving clients
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Communication in nursing To listen to another person is the most caring act of all. Listening and attending are by far the most important aspect of being a nurse (Burnard 1992). One of the basics of good nursing is good communication skills with patients. Being unable to communicate well with a patient immediately can destroy the nurse/patient relationship and therefore the patient may not trust the nurse (Anon 2007). The purpose of this essay is the realise the importance of communication in nursing
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