[Solved] Therapeutic Communication: Sexual Orientation

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

**Purpose**

The purpose of this assignment is to practice therapeutic communication strategies when interacting with an adolescent client who wants to discuss sexual orientation. Therapeutic communication creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where the client feels respected and understood. By using age-appropriate language, active listening, and empathy, nurses can reduce anxiety, build trust, and support the client’s emotional well-being during a sensitive conversation.

**Course** **Outcomes**

CO 1: Discuss the professional nurse's role in health-promotion activities. (POs 1 and 2)

CO 5: Identify effective communication with clients and other healthcare providers. (PO3)

CO 7: Identify health-promotion strategies throughout the life span. (POs 1, 2, and 4)

**AACN Essentials**

Person-Centered Care

**Due** **Date**

Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

**Total** **Points** **Possible**

100 points

**Preparing for the Assignment**

Objective for this assignment includes:

– Demonstrate therapeutic communication and culturally competent care while providing education and support to an adolescent male who has questions about his own sexual orientation.
– The student will utilize Chippewa Valley Technical College Open RN CC-BY-4.0 simulation located at [Therapeutic Communication – Sexual Orientation – H5P.com](https://cvtc.h5p.com/content/1291411746615957908) to navigate and complete the reflection assignment.
– Refer to [LGBT – Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov](https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/lgbt)  and [Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth | Adolescent and School Health | CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-youth/lgbtq-youth/index.html) and review current goals, objectives, and data supporting the mental and physical health of the LBGTQ+ population.

Objective for this assignment includes:

– Demonstrate therapeutic communication and culturally competent care while providing education and support to an adolescent male who has questions about his own sexual orientation.
– The student will utilize Chippewa Valley Technical College Open RN CC-BY-4.0 simulation located at [Therapeutic Communication – Sexual Orientation – H5P.com](https://cvtc.h5p.com/content/1291411746615957908) to navigate and complete the reflection assignment.
– Refer to [LGBT – Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov](https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/lgbt)  and [Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth | Adolescent and School Health | CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-youth/lgbtq-youth/index.html) and review current goals, objectives, and data supporting the mental and physical health of the LBGTQ+ population.

**Assignment Guidelines**

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment.

Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

**Assignment** **Section**

**Therapeutic Response**

**Required Criteria**

**(100** **points/10** **%)**

☐  Address all parts of each question with clear explanations:

☐  Complete one paragraph for each question in a word document.

☐  Share a therapeutic response, in quotations, that a nurse could use to acknowledge the adolescent’s

questions regarding sexual orientation identity.

☐   Identify two (2) therapeutic communication strategies the nurse would use to establish trust and

    promote emotional well-being when an adolescent male express concerns about sexual identity.

☐  What three (3) health challenges might an adolescent face and explain why these issues are

    common during this developmental stage.

☐  How can the nurse provide support through culturally competent and inclusive care to promote

healthy outcomes?

☐  List three (3) support options or services a nurse can provide to help support an adolescent client who is identifying

          as LGBTQ+.

Therapeutic ResponseRequired criteria:

Complete one paragraph for each question in a word document:

1. Share a therapeutic response, in quotations, that a nurse could use to acknowledge the adolescent’s questions regarding sexual orientation identity.

2. Identify two (2) therapeutic communication strategies the nurse would use to establish trust and promote emotional well-being when an adolescent male express concerns about sexual identity.

3. What three (3) health challenges might an adolescent face and explain why these issues are common during this developmental stage.

4. How can the nurse provide support through culturally competent and inclusive care to promote healthy outcomes?

5. List three (3) support options or services a nurse can provide to help an adolescent client who is exploring or identifying as LGBTQ+.

**100** **ptsHighest Level of PerformanceIncludes 5 requirements for the section**