A nurse taking part in therapeutic communication with a client promotes understanding of his client's feelings and condition to enable the nurse and client to relate better. Which element of therapeutic communication is the nurse practicing?
a. caring c. empathy
b. sympathy d. validation
C
Empathy is an emotional linkage between two or more people through which feelings are communicated. It involves trying to imagine what it must be like to be in another person's situation.
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