The patient verbalized frustration to the nurse about the lengthy recovery time after surgery.The nurse's response was "I understand how you want to be feeling better already." Which communication technique was used by the nurse?

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Empathy is the ability to understand and accept another person's perspective.Although no one can ever totally know another's experiences,a nurse can try to understand what the person is experiencing.Focusing directs conversation to a specific topic or issue when a discussion becomes unclear.Self-disclosures are personal statements intentionally revealed to the other person.Sympathy is the concern,sorrow,or pity that you feel for a patient when you personally identify with his or her needs.Unlike empathy,which tries to understand a patient's experience,sympathy takes a subjective look at the patient's world.

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