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prairie nursing unit 1& vocab

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Active listening   Listening attentively to with whole person-Mind, body and spirit  
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Assertive communication   Type of communication based on a philosophy of protecting individual rights and responsibilities. It includes the ability to be self-directive in acting to accomplish goals and advocate for others.  
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body Language   The revelation of attitude or mood through physical gestures, posture or proximity; non verbal communication  
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Channel of communication   Is the means of conveying and receiving the message through visual auditory and tactile senses  
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Clarification   To make or become clear.  
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Closed questions   A type of question that limits the respondents answers to one or two words  
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Cliché   overused, hackneyed phrase  
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Communication   Ongoing, dynamic series of events that involves the transmission of meaning from sender to receiver  
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Connotative Meaning   The shade or interpretation of a words meaning influenced by the thoughts, feelings, or ideas people have about a word.  
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denotative meaning   Meaning of a word shared by individuals who share a common language. The word baseball has the same meaning to people who speak English, But the word "code" denotes cardiac arrest primarily to health care providers.  
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Empathy   understanding and acceptance of a persons feeling and the ability to sense the persons feelings and the ability to sense the persons private world  
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Environment   All of the many factors , such as physical and psychological, that influence or affect life and survival of a person.  
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Feedback   the process by which the output of the system is returned to the system.  
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Humor   Coping strategy based on an individuals cognitive appraisal of stimulus that results in behavior such as smiling laughing or feelings of amusement that lessen emotional distress.  
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Interpersonal communication   Exchange of information between two persons or among persons of a small group  
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Intra personal communication   Communication that occurs within an individual.People who talk to themselves.  
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Kinesics   Systematic study of the body and the body and the use of static and dynamic position as a means of communication: see body language.  
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Language   Code that conveys specific meaning as words are combined  
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Leading question   suggestive question  
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Listening   to make an effort to hear something  
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Message   Information sent or expressed by the sender in the communication process.  
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Meta communication   Dependant on what is said but also on the relationship to the other person involved in the interaction. It is a message that conveys the senders attitude toward the self and the messages and the attitudes , feeling, and intentions toward the listener  
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non-verbal communication   communication using expressions gestures body posture and positioning rather than words.  
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Observation   the act of observing or the fact of being observed also the act of noting and recording of something with instruments.  
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Open ended question   A form of question that prompts a respondent to answer in more than one or two words  
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Receiver   a person to whom a message is sent during the communication process  
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Referent   Factor that motivate a person to communicate with another individual.  
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Reflection   Process at thinking back or recalling an event. To discover the meaning and purpose of that event useful in critical thinking.  
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Restatement   to paraphrase something  
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Sender   A person that initiates interpersonal communication by conveying a message.  
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Silence   A time that is quiet when person can observe & sort out feelings  
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Sympathy   pity felt by the nurse for the patient in which the nurse personally identifies with the patients needs. Sympathy is a subjective look at another persons world that prevents a clear perspective of all sides of an issue confronting that person.  
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Therapeutic communication   process in which the nurse influences a patient or help the patient to a better understanding through verbal and or nonverbal communication.  
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Touch   to come in contact with another person often conveying caring emotional support, encouragement and tenderness.  
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Validate   act of confirming, verifying or coroberating the accuracy of assessment data to the appropriateness of a care plan.  
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verbal communication   the sending of messages from one individual to another or to a group through the spoken word.  
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Referent   Motivates the communication (the reason)  
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Message   Content Of Conversation (verbal & Non Verbal)  
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Message   Can be a conversation, a drawing, a letter  
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Message code   The form recognized by others (English Language)  
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Message content   Is the actual expression of the message (Words used)  
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Message treatment   The manner in which the message is conveyed (slowly, rapid)  
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Channel   Means of conveying and receiving the message through visual, auditory or tactile senses  
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Receiver/decoder   The person who receives the message affected my same factors as sender  
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Feedback   The message sent back to the sender.  
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Verbal Communication   Spoken Or written Word  
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Language   Code that conveys specific meaning  
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Social Conversation   conversations with Friends, Family  
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Social Conversation   Mutual Caring and support - spontaneous  
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Social Conversation   Necessary for meaningful relationships  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Nurse-client  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Professional helping relationship  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Purposeful - goal directed  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Initiated for a reason  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Unequal need fulfillment  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Involves fee for service  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Think before you speak  
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Therapeutic Conversation   Built on client needs  
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Therapeutic Conversation   not about the nurse!!!!  
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Body Language   Facial expressions and movement of head  
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Body Language   body positions and movement  
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Body Language   hand gestures  
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Body Language   dress  
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Body Language   posture  
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Paralinguistic cues   Loudness of voice  
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Paralinguistic cues   Pitch (high = scared)  
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Paralinguistic cues   Pacing of words  
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Paralinguistic cues   Stumbling over words (nervous)  
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Paralinguistic cues   Use of grunts or sighs (disgusted)  
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Paralinguistic cues   Tone of voice  
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Kinesics   the study of movement communication  
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Touch   represents a person’s first experience in communicating with another human  
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Reflection (of feeling)   Client: My wife spends all my money  
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Making an observation   You appear upset about something  
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Placing the event in tine or sequence   What happened just before you ran the red light?  
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Giving a broad opening   What are you thinking about?  
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Offering oneself   I’ll sit with you for a while  
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Seeking clarification   I’m not sure that I understand your last comment.  
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Using silence   Gives client time to organize  
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Giving advice   you should leave him?  
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Restatement   Client: I can’t sleep I stay awake all night, Nurse: You have difficulty sleeping  
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Seeking consensual validation   Tell me whether my understanding agrees with yours  
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Offering a general lead   Go On  
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Requesting an explanation   Why do you feel that way  
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Reflection (of content)   Client: I’m so mad I can scream, Nurse: You can scream  
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Summarizing   During the last hour we have discussed  
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False reassurance   everything will be Ok  
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