Summary: Therapeutic Communication
People always have the desire to share their feelings, thoughts, ideas, and stories and maybe meaning while some are not. But, all are forms of communication. Opinions are conveyed to others not only by spoken or written words but by signs, or body language. Effective communication is the key to improvement, trust, and courage. Without communication, life will be bored, death rate will increase, and there will be a lot of moody faces all because there is no means of communicating with each other and thereby they overthink themselves, which is harmful to their health. Therapeutic communication is an important aspect of communication I need to work on, know it, and be confident while using the skill to converse with patients. It is a curative method of treating patients. As often said by May (2013),
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Not only that, it supports persona needs. It is done by providing and teaching one another the techniques to carry out so as to overcome challenges of life. Personally, I understand that we are all different in the way we perceive and understand the world. This serves as a guide for me how to communicate with people. Nevertheless, I belief communication especially therapeutically encourages positive interaction. It gives no way for negative comments to appear. I also value effective and clear communication which has been a guide for me in my everyday life. In addition, I value encouragement of decisions, active listening, silence and providing of information. Therefore, all this contribute to the need for me to develop in therapeutic communication. In nursing practice, therapeutic communication will help decrease patient’s anxiety, increase patient compliance and result in optimistic behavior. Also, it allows the nurse to check patient’s awareness of their problem which reflect their thought and feelings. Therapeutic communication is a sort of treatment on its own. Moreover, it leads to effective communication which eventually leads to better care for
Not only that, it supports persona needs. It is done by providing and teaching one another the techniques to carry out so as to overcome challenges of life. Personally, I understand that we are all different in the way we perceive and understand the world. This serves as a guide for me how to communicate with people. Nevertheless, I belief communication especially therapeutically encourages positive interaction. It gives no way for negative comments to appear. I also value effective and clear communication which has been a guide for me in my everyday life. In addition, I value encouragement of decisions, active listening, silence and providing of information. Therefore, all this contribute to the need for me to develop in therapeutic communication. In nursing practice, therapeutic communication will help decrease patient’s anxiety, increase patient compliance and result in optimistic behavior. Also, it allows the nurse to check patient’s awareness of their problem which reflect their thought and feelings. Therapeutic communication is a sort of treatment on its own. Moreover, it leads to effective communication which eventually leads to better care for