A nurse is working with an adult client who has been admitted with hyperglycemia following a period of poor glycemic control
The nurse has many similarities to the client with regard to age, gender, and socioeconomic status but is careful to utilize therapeutic communication techniques rather than social communication. How does therapeutic communication differ from social communication? A) Therapeutic communication relies heavily on technical medical vocabulary while social communication uses colloquialisms.
B) Therapeutic communication focuses primarily on problems while social communication addresses positive aspects of the client's life.
C) Therapeutic communication focuses on the requirements of the nurse while social communication is more reciprocal.
D) Therapeutic communication is focused on a particular goal while social communication is more superficial in content.
D
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Social communication is superficial; it includes common courtesies and exchanges about general topics. Therapeutic verbal communication involves the use of words and gestures to accomplish a particular objective. This does not mean, however, that therapeutic communication depends heavily on technical vocabulary or is focused solely on problems. Therapeutic communication is focused on the needs of the client, not the nurse.
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