A nurse communicates in an open, honest, and nonjudgmental manner. How should this approach be characterized?
a. Therapeutic communication
b. Democratic communication
c. "I" statements
d. Autocratic communication
A
Therapeutic communication implies an open and honest verbal and nonverbal style of communi-cation.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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