When therapeutically communicating with a patient who has just found out he is HIV-positive, the nurse should focus on

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Therapeutic communication, a term introduced by Jurgen Ruesch in 1961, refers to a dynamic interactive process entered into by health care providers, with their patients and significant others, for the purpose of achieving identified health-related goals. Therapeutic communication occurs in a variety of ways-through words, facial expressions, body language, e-mail, writing, and behaviors.

When Therapeutically Communicating with a Patient Who Has Just Found