2. INTRODUCTION:-
ďŽ Communication refers to the reciprocal
exchange of information, ideas, beliefs,
attitudes between persons or among
group of persons. It is goal directed
process In nursing it used in nursing
process.
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3. DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION:-
â Communication is process by which
information is exchange between
individual through common system of
sign, symbol or behavior.â
âŚWebster
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5. DEFINITION OF THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNICATION
âIn therapeutic communication the nurse
directs the communications towards the
patient to identify his current health
problem, plan, implement & evaluation the
action taken.â
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6. GOAL OF THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNICATION:
ď§ Establish a therapeutic nurse-patient
relationship.
ď§ Identify the most important patientâs needs.
ď§ Assess the patientâs perception of the
problem.
ď§ Facilitate the patientâs expression of
emotions
ď§ Implement interventions designed to
address the patientâs needs
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7. PRINCIPLES OR CHARACTERISTICS
OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION:
ďŽ The patient should be the primary focus of
interaction.
ďŽ A professional attitude sets the tone of the
therapeutic relationship.
ďŽ Use self-disclosure cautiously & only when it
has a therapeutic purpose.
ďŽ Avoid social relationship with patients
ďŽ Maintain patient confidentiality.
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8. CountâŚ
ďŽ Assess the patientâs intellectual competence to
determine the level of understanding
ďŽ Implement interventions from a theoretic
base.
ďŽ Maintain a non-judgmental attitude. Avoid
making judgment about patientâs behavior.
ďŽ Avoid giving advice
ďŽ Guide the patient to interpret his or her
experiences rationally.
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11. 1. listening:
ďŽ It is an active process of receiving
information
ďŽ Response on the part of the nurse such as
maintaining eye-to-eye contact, nodding,
gesturing & other form of receptive non-
verbal communication convey to the patient
that he is being listened to & understood.
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12. 2. Broad openings:
ďŽ Encouraging the patient to select topics
for discussion.
ďŽ eg; âWhat are you thinking about?â
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13. 3. Restating:
ďŽ Repeating the main thought expressed by
the patient.
ďŽ Eg; âYou say that your mother left you
when you were five years old.â
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14. 4. Clarification:
ďŽ Attempting to put vague ideas or nuclear
thoughts of the patient into words to
enhance the nurseâs understanding or
asking the patient to explain what he
means.
ďŽ Eg; âI am not sure that what you mean.
could you tell me about that again?â
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15. 5. Reflection:
ďŽ Directing back the patientâs ideas,
feelings, questions & content.
ďŽ Eg; âYou are feelings tense & anxious & it
is related to a conversation you had with
your husband last night.
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16. 6. Humor:
ďŽ The discharge of energy through
comic enjoyment of the imperfect.
ďŽ Eg; âThat gives a whole new meaning
to the word ânervousâ, said with
shared kidding between the nurse &
the patient.
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17. 7. Information:
ďŽ The skill of information giving.
ďŽ Eg; âI think you need to know
more about your medications.â
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18. 8. Focusing:
ďŽ Questions or statements that help the
patient expand on a topic of
importance.
ďŽ Eg; âI think that we should talk more
about your relationship with your
father.â
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19. 9. Sharing perceptions:
ďŽ Asking the patient to verify the
nurseâs understanding of what the
patient is thinking or feeling.
ďŽ Eg; âYou are smiling, but I sense that
you are really very angry with me.â
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20. 10.Theme identification:
ďŽ This involving identification of underlying
issues or problems experienced by the
patient that emerge repeatedly during the
course of the nurse-patient relationship.
ďŽ Eg; âI noticed that you said you have been
hurt or rejected by man. Do you think this
is an underlying issue?â
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21. 11.Silence:
ďŽ Lack of verbal communication for a
therapeutic reason.
ďŽ Eg; sitting with a patient & non-
verbally communicating interest &
involvement.
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22. 12.Suggesting:
ďŽ Presentation of alternative ideas for the
patientâs consideration relative to problem
solving.
ďŽ Eg; âHave you thought about responding
to your boss in a different way when he
raises that issue with you? You could ask
him if a specific problem has occurred.â
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23. NON-THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
ďŽ Reassuring
ďŽ Rejecting
ďŽ Giving approval
ďŽ Advising
ďŽ Defending
ďŽ Requesting
ďŽ Belittling the feeling of the patient.
These non-therapeutic techniques
should be avoided.
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24. Communication failures:-
ďŽ Failure to perceive the patient as human
being
ďŽ Failure to recognize the level of meaning in
communication
ďŽ Failure to listen
ďŽ Failure to interpret with knowledge
ďŽ Use of close ended question only
ďŽ Conflicting verbal) non verbal
ďŽ Giving false reassurance
ďŽ Changing subject if not comfortable
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