Try: #ask simple questions that can be answered with a yes or no #ask a question and write a number of possible answers to it allow the Care recipient (cr) to see choices and pick out an answer #make questions easy to understand and answer speak so that what you are asking is clear #don’t assume that the cr doesn’t understand you if his or her side of a conversation is slow give the cr time to speak without trying to finish the cr cr’s sentences #check your understanding of what the cr is saying by repeating what you think the cr said and asking if you’ve understood the cr correctly #don’t hurry careful watching and listening will lessen the cr’s frustration and increase your understanding

Materials: Patience

Categories: Communication, Medical Physical

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed