The nurse is performing an admission assessment and interview of the patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Which therapeutic communication techniques are used by the nurse to conduct the interview? Select all that apply.

Offering self , Active listening , Making observations , Giving broad openings , Encouraging descriptions of perceptions. The patient with paranoid schizophrenia will benefit from the following therapeutic communication techniques: offering self, active listening, making observations, giving broad openings, and encouraging descriptions of perceptions. The therapeutic communication technique of confronting is best reserved for patients with whom the nurse has already developed a rapport. For this patient, it may be non-therapeutic.

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Topics: Communication & Documentation Mental Health Disorders Assessment Cognition Health Care Quality Nursing Interventions

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