A nurse has just graduated from nursing school and has been hired on a mental health unit
The nurse wants to practice good communication skills with clients but knows that a mistake made by many new nurses in trying to communicate effectively involves: a. Focusing
b. Parroting
c. Restating
d. Clarifying
B
Parroting is the extreme form of the therapeutic communication skill of restating. It becomes very annoying to clients when the nurse continually repeats the client's statements in an attempt to show understanding of the client's message. The other options are therapeutic communication skills.
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