[Verified Answer]: A medical-surgical nurse, David, is…

A medical-surgical nurse, David, is working with James, a 56-year-old patient admitted three days ago for myocardial infarction (Heart attack). James has been diagnosed with diabetes, and hypertension. James has a history of smoking, drinks several beers a couple of nights per week, and lives a pretty sedentary lifestyle. His father passed away from an MI (heart attack) at the age of 58 , so there is a strong family history possibly involved. David knows that James is deficient in knowledge and skills related to these new diagnoses and how family and personal history can affect health. David must account for all of this when educating James about his conditions and how to perform self-care for the best possible outcome David performs a shift assessment on James first thing in the morning and notes that he is stable. he identifies the client needs as education regarding diagnoses, medication, and self-care. List at least two therapeutic communication techniques and explain how if you were the nurse providing education to James, you would use these techniques to teach him and educate him on the things he needs to know. You will need to identify what health concerns you need to address. List the therapeutic communication technique you will use to talk with James about these concerns and explain how you would use the those techniques when talking to him.