The nurse plans to record a conversation with a patient. In which way will this help the therapeutic relationship?
1. Assist the nurse in memorizing useful habits and mannerisms.
2. Assist the nurse in identifying communication habits and mannerisms.
3. Offer a way for feedback on communication skills and dynamics to be provided when direct observation is not an option.
4. Offer a way for feedback on communication skills and dynamics to be provided when indirect observation is not an option.
2. Assist the nurse in identifying communication habits and mannerisms.
Explanation:
Recording the conversation can help identify communication habits and mannerism, offering the nurse greater awareness of both verbal and nonverbal communication skills. The technique of process recording, not taping, offers a way for feedback to be provided on communication skills and dynamics when direct, not indirect, observation is not an option. Taping does not allow communication habits and mannerisms to be memorized.
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