Therapeutic Technique Flashcards
making self-available and showing interest and concern.
“I will walk with you”
Offering Self
paying close attention to what the patient is saying by observing both verbal and non-verbal cues.
Maintaining eye contact and making verbal remarks to clarify and encourage further communication.
Active listening
“Tell me more about your son”
Exploring
What do you want to talk about today?
Giving broad openings
Planned absence of verbal remarks to allow patient and nurse to think over what is being discussed and to say more.
Silence
asking for relationship among events.
“When do you begin to experience this ticks? Before or after you entered grade school?”
Placing the event in time or sequence
reviewing the main points of discussions and making appropriate conclusions.
“During this meeting, we discussed about what you will do when you feel the urge to hurt your self again and this include…”
Summarizing
asking to identify recurring thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
“When do you always feel the need to check the locks and doors?”
Identifying themes
asking to describe similarities and differences among feelings, behaviors, and events.
· “Can you tell me what makes you more comfortable, working by yourself or working as a member of a team?”
Encouraging comparisons
verbalizing what is observed in the patient to, for validation and to encourage discussion
“You sound angry”
Stating the observed
rephrasing patient’s words to highlight an underlying message to clarify statements.
Patient: I wont be bothering you anymore soon.
Nurse: Are you thinking of killing yourself?
Verbalizing the implied
asking patient to restate, elaborate, or give examples of ideas or feelings to seek clarification of what is unclear.
“I am not familiar with your work, can you describe it further for me”.
“I don’t think I understand what you are saying”.
Seeking clarification
stating what is real and what is not without arguing with the patient.
“I know you hear these voices but I do not hear them”.
“I am Lhynnelli, your nurse, and this is a hospital and not a beach resort.
Presenting reality or confronting
asking the patients to describe feelings, perceptions and views of their situations.
“What are these voices telling you to do?”
Encouraging descriptions of perceptions
voicing uncertainty about the reality of patient’s statements, perceptions and conclusions.
“I find it hard to believe…”
Voicing doubt