A nurse walks into the day room of an assisted living unit and sees

Question A nurse walks into the day room of an assisted living unit and seesand older male resident playing cards alone. The nurse approaches the man and asks if he would like to play with a partner. The nurse proceeds to play a hand of cards with him. During the card game, the two converse about how the resident enjoyed playing cards with his wife while she was alive. The residents talks about how he misses his wife and the impact her death has had on him. • How did the nurse facilitate therapeutic communication in this case? • What types of non-verbal communication would you expect to see on the part of the nurse? On the part of the older man? What does this situation remind us about with regards to communication? • How might the nurse have handled this situation differently/ • What might have happened if the nurse had taken a different approach to conversation? Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)