Assignment task: Apply Therapeutic Communication
Competency: Apply therapeutic communication to holistic nursing actions.
Scenario:
While attending the National Holistic Nursing Conference, you participated in a workshop that introduced the therapeutic communication techniques listed below and discussed how to apply them in nursing practice.
o Setting an intention
o Centering
o Grounding
o Caring
o Healing
o Transcendent presence
o Intuition
When concluding the day's activities, the presenters asked you to reflect on the professional experiences you have had with patients and to document that reflection in a journal entry.
Instructions:
Write a journal entry that addresses the following:
- Using your own words, define therapeutic communication in relationship-centered, holistic nursing care.
- Describe at least 1 nurse-patient encounter where you applied effective therapeutic communication skills in your role as a nurse. Identify which of the therapeutic communication techniques you used and explain how you employed them.
- Describe at least 1 nurse-patient encounter where you could have communicated more effectively in your role as a nurse through the application of therapeutic communication techniques. Identify which of the therapeutic communication techniques you would use and explain how you would employ them.
Resources:
Consult the resource(s) below for help developing your submission.
o School of Nursing Library Guide: Evidence-Based Research page
o What is reflective writing and why is it important in nursing?