{"id":42,"date":"2019-09-18T15:19:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/communicationnursing\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=42"},"modified":"2020-06-06T18:15:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T22:15:52","slug":"introduction-therapeutic-communication","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/chapter\/introduction-therapeutic-communication\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction: Therapeutic Communication","rendered":"Introduction: Therapeutic Communication"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>Therapeutic communication<\/strong> is at the foundation of the nurse-client relationship as reflected in <strong>Figure 2.1<\/strong>. It is different than the conversations you have with friends, peers, family, and colleagues. Therapeutic communication has a <strong>specific purpose<\/strong> within the healthcare context. It is intended to develop an effective interpersonal nurse-client relationship that supports the client\u2019s wellbeing and ensures holistic, client-centred, quality care.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-408\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" \/><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Figure 2.1<\/strong>: Therapeutic relationship.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe word \u201c<strong>therapeutic<\/strong>\u201d is related to the word therapy: it means having a restorative and healing effect on the mind and body as well as doing no harm. It is important to consider how you communicate and how this affects the client.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title no-indent\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Points of Consideration<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Learning Therapeutic Communication<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTherapeutic communication is a learned activity that requires knowledge and continued practice and self-reflection.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn this chapter, you will first learn about nurses' accountability related to therapeutic communication, and then you will learn about the principles, approaches, and strategies used in therapeutic communication in the context of a client interview.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p><strong>Therapeutic communication<\/strong> is at the foundation of the nurse-client relationship as reflected in <strong>Figure 2.1<\/strong>. It is different than the conversations you have with friends, peers, family, and colleagues. Therapeutic communication has a <strong>specific purpose<\/strong> within the healthcare context. It is intended to develop an effective interpersonal nurse-client relationship that supports the client\u2019s wellbeing and ensures holistic, client-centred, quality care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-408\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-65x52.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-225x179.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1-350x279.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/06\/Figure-2.1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 2.1<\/strong>: Therapeutic relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201c<strong>therapeutic<\/strong>\u201d is related to the word therapy: it means having a restorative and healing effect on the mind and body as well as doing no harm. It is important to consider how you communicate and how this affects the client.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title no-indent\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Points of Consideration<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><strong>Learning Therapeutic Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Therapeutic communication is a learned activity that requires knowledge and continued practice and self-reflection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this chapter, you will first learn about nurses&#8217; accountability related to therapeutic communication, and then you will learn about the principles, approaches, and strategies used in therapeutic communication in the context of a client interview.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-42","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":38,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":547,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/42\/revisions\/547"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/38"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/42\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/communicationnursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}