Identify three underlying assumptions of communication in family-focus

Identify three underlying assumptions of communication in family-focused nursing care.

What will be an ideal response?

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Examples of assumptions:
1. The nurse forms a partnership with the family and individuals in a family.
2. Communication among family members influences health of individual family members and the family.
3. Illness has the potential to disrupt prior family communication patterns.
4. A family develops communication techniques that influence health.
5. A nurse’s communication techniques have potential to influence the health of a family.
6. Family focused care integrates psychomotor and communication skills.
7. A nurse strives to empower a family with communication techniques.
8. Whether a family is present or not, they may continue to influence health and communication.
9. A therapeutic relationship rests on a family developing trust in the nurse.
10. Health literacy is considered when teaching and informing family members.
11. Barriers to family-focused communication can be recognized and managed.
12. Privacy and confidentiality can be ensured while providing family-focused communication.
13. Communication among members of an interprofessional team can support quality care.
14. Quality individual and family-focused care requires effective individual-nurse-family communication.
15. Both nonverbal and verbal communication of the individual, family, and nurse are important in family-focused communication.