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Therapeutic Communication
A purposeful form of communication used in healthcare
Respect, Empathy, Honesty, Privacy and Confidentiality, Acceptance, and Professionlal boundaries
Principles of Therapeutic Communication
Open ended, close ended, clarifying, and probing questions
Types of questions in verbal communications
Open ended questions
“tell me about your pain”
Close ended questions
“Do you have fever?”
Clarifying Questions
Can you describe what you mean by dizzy?”
Probing questions
“Can you tell me about what happened?”
Active Listening
Give the patient your full attention, maintain appropriate eye contact, and do not interrupt
Signs and symptoms, allergies, medication, past medical history, last oral intake, and events leading to the problem
SAMPLE History framework