Chapter 3 Key Terms
- active listening
- therapeutic technique in which the nurse listens to a client closely, asking questions as needed, to fully understand the content of the message and the depth of the client’s emotion
- belief system
- perceptions that influence behaviors
- Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
- framework for nurses to use to decipher the client’s problem
- compliance
- framework for nurses to use to decipher the client’s problem
- help-seeking pathway
- directions that clients take for help with their health problems
- nonverbal communication
- type of communication where those involved are communicating without words
- proxemic
- amount of space people prefer to have when engaging in conversation with others
- psychosocial assessment
- evaluation of a client’s mental health and social well-being; it assesses self-perception and the client’s ability to function in the community
- self-awareness
- where the nurse takes time to focus on self, their own words and actions, and reflects on the effectiveness of these in relation to a client interaction
- self-disclosure
- interactive communication process wherein one person shares information about themselves in an appropriate context, modeling the behavior for others in the therapeutic relationship
- therapeutic communication
- when a nurse supports, draws out information for an assessment, or provokes deeper understanding on what a client is communicating
- therapeutic relationship
- healthy relationship that develops over time, is based on mutual trust and respect, and there is a nurturing of health, hope, wellness, empathy, and therapeutic interventions to help the client through their current encounter
being engaged in the therapeutic process and seeking to capture the meaning, intention, and content of the message.
perceptions that influence behaviors
framework for nurses to use to decipher the client’s problem
framework for nurses to use to decipher the client’s problem
directions that clients take for help with their health problems
type of communication where those involved are communicating without words
amount of space people prefer to have when engaging in conversation with others
evaluation of a client’s mental health and social well-being; it assesses self-perception and the client’s ability to function in the community
where the nurse takes time to focus on self, their own words and actions, and reflects on the effectiveness of these in relation to a client interaction
interactive communication process wherein one person shares information about themselves in an appropriate context, modeling the behavior for others in the therapeutic relationship
A method of communication between a healthcare professional and a patient that aims to help the patient feel better emotionally or psychologically. It's a key part of providing effective care and keeping patients safe.
healthy relationship that develops over time, is based on mutual trust and respect, and there is a nurturing of health, hope, wellness, empathy, and therapeutic interventions to help the client through their current encounter
