A patient states, "I don't know about taking this medicine the doctor is putting me on. I've never had to take medication before, and now I have to take it twice a day." The nurse's response is, "It sounds like you don't know what to expect from taking the medication." The nurse's response is an example of which of the following?

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Paraphrasing is a listening response used to check whether the nurse's translation of the patient's words represent an accurate interpretation of the message. The strategy involves the nurse taking the patient's original message and transforming it into his or her own words, without losing the meaning. A paraphrase should be shorter and more specific than the patient's initial statement so that the focus is on the core elements of the original statement. Your objective in using paraphrasing as an active listening response is to find a common understanding of issues important to your patients. Paraphrasing allows you to summarize or streamline a message, and/or highlight key points of the longer message.

A Patient States, "I Don't Know About Taking This Medicine