THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
- It is directed towards helping a patient heal, both physically and emotionally.
- It is different from a social relationship, which employs social communication, which is based of friendship and mutual interest.
ingredients of therapeutic communication
1. EMPATHY
- Ability to enter into another person's experience to perceive accurately and to understand how situation is viewed from the clients perspective.
2. POSITIVE REGARD
- Refers to warmth, caring, interest and respect for the person, seeing the person unconditionally or non-judgmentally.
3. comfortable sense of self
- Being aware of one's own personality, values, cultural background, and style of communication and has full acceptance of this help the nurse communicate therapeutically.