Define therapeutic communication in relationship-centered holistic nursing care

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.

· Setting an intention

· Centering

· Grounding

· Caring

· Healing

· Transcendent presence

· 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:

1. Using your own words, define therapeutic communication in relationship-centered, holistic nursing care.

1. 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.

1. 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.

· School of Nursing Library Guide: Evidence-Based Research page