Reference no: EM133920206

Question

Interaction between a nurse and a patient (with mental disorder) on a psych unit.

Describe nurse's thoughts and feelings about the interaction.

1. What were you feeling?

2. What were you thinking?

3. What needs might the client be expressing?

4. What feelings were being expressed by the client?

5. What thoughts were being expressed by the client? Were they congruent with the feelings or were they not?

6. Evaluate the non-verbal communication for both the nurse and client.

Analysis of the interaction

1. Evaluate the non-verbal communication for both nurse and client.

2. Label each nurse response according to the various communication techniques used.

3. Label each nurse response "T" for therapeutic or "U" for un-therapeutic.

4. Suggest alternative interactions (verbal or nonverbal) which might have enhanced the interaction.

5. Analyze the phase of the nurse-patient relationship.

6. Identify a theme/s of client's concern/s during the interaction. A theme is an issue and its accompanying feeling tone which dominates an interaction.

7. Utilize the Reflective Narrative Client-Centered Analysis to evaluate your therapeutic communication experience.