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simply the content of the communication, that makes communication effective. For example, LeFebvre (2008) stresses that nurses should be aware of the tone of their voice and their inflection, as
the ideas that are conveyed can be changed simply by where the speaker places the emphasis in a sentence. Additionally, body language, that is, the nurses nonverbal communication, also
conveys meaning and "may say far more than your verbal interactions" (LeFebvre, 2008, p. 21). Therefore, nurses should be aware of their posture, as well as where they position
their hands and their expression (LeFebvre, 2008). Nurses should also be active listeners, as this facilitates understanding the message that is being conveyed by both verbal and nonverbal communications (LeFebvre,
2008). Gleeson and Higgins (2008) relate that therapeutic communication is a fundamental skill that is essential to psychiatric nursing. These researchers specifically identify nonverbal communication as playing a pivotal role
in therapeutic communication, even though verbal communication is referred to far more often in psychiatric nursing literature. Some communication scholars identify touch as a basic component of nonverbal therapeutic communication,
as touch can provide "pleasure, reassurance and comfort" (Gleeson and Higgins, 2008, p. 383). However, the study conducted by Gleeson and Higgins (2008), which investigated the perceptions of psychiatric
nurses regarding physical touch, found that these study participants used touch as a therapeutic form of nonverbal communication, but they did so only judiciously, while employing "effective interpersonal skills" (Gleeson
and Higgins, 2008, p. 382). This was particularly true for male nurses, who hesitant to touch female clients, in private, as this could be misinterpreted as having a sexual
connotation. Therefore, as self-protection, the male nurses indicated that used touch in a "cautious and minimal manner" and always in public space, where others could observe the interaction (Gleeson and
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