2.8.2: Reflection Questions
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Reflection Questions
1 .
What information might you need when assessing the communication needs of a patient?
2 .
Why does the transmission model of communication not work for many patient situations?
3 .
What is the priority for the nurse who is assigned to care for a patient who is in a medically induced coma and unable to communicate? What models of communication would the nurse use with the patient and family and why?
4 .
When would the use of silence as therapeutic communication not work?