While conducting an assessment, the nurse asks the patient to rate her pain, with 1 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain she ever experienced. The nurse is utilizing which therapeutic communication technique?

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The nurse is encouraging the patient to compare her current pain to the worst pain she has ever experienced, which is an example of the therapeutic communication technique of encouraging comparison.

While Conducting an Assessment, the Nurse Asks the Patient to Rate