Therapeutic Communication

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Okay so I posted questions about Therapeutic Communication on Scenarios that I have and it helped tremendously and I decided I wanted to check my other answers since mine before were not fully correct. I will post the scenario and then my response and if someone has anything better please let me know or if you have any feed back that would be great.

1.)"I am so mad at the night nurse because she told me that I wasn't trying hard enough to help myself get out of bed."

My response The Nurse upset you because she said you weren't trying hard enough.

2.) "I am so worried my insurance will not cover the extra day I am spending here."

My response: You are concerned about not having the money to stay.

3.) "The pain Medications are just not working and no one is listening to me."

My response: How often are you taking the pain medications?

4.) "The doctor just left and told me I have to start heparin. I don't have any idea what that is! He didn't even explain it!"

My response: You sound angry. Lets sit down and talk about this.

5.) The client has just gotten devastating news about the recurrence of her breast cancer. She is alone in her dark room and sobbing. You enter the room.

My response: Good Afternoon Ms. Jones. I can tell you are upset, would you like to talk about anything?

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