Suppose that you were provided a scholarship to attend the National Holistic Nursing Conference. During this conference, you par
ticipated in a workshop that introduced the therapeutic communication techniques listed below and discussed how to apply them in nursing practice: . Centering
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When concluding the day's activities, the presenters asked you to reflect on the professional experiences you have had with patients and to document that reflection in a one-to-two page journal entry.
Instructions one to two page journal entry that addresses the following:
1. Using your own words, define therapeutic communication in relationship-centered, holistic nursing care.
2. Describe at least one nurse-patient encounter where you could apply effective therapeutic communication skills in your role as a student nurse. Identify which of the therapeutic communication techniques you would use and explain how you would employ them.
3. Describe at least one nurse-patient encounter where you could have communicated more effectively in your role as a student nurse through the application of therapeutic communication techniques. Identify which of the therapeutic communication techniques you would use and explain how you would employ them.
Medicare Select policies limit the patient to using a certain network of local hospitals. It is a medigap policy that limits your coverage to a network of doctors and hospitals . Medicare Select policies function like an HMO or managed care plan.
