Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Relationships
Components include:
Genuine interest
Acceptance of person, not necessarily his
or her behavior
Unconditional positive regard
Trust
Empathy (not sympathy)
Self-awareness and therapeutic use of self
Trust
Congruence occurs when the word and action matches
Nurse Behaviors:
- caring
- openness
- objectivity
- approachability
- respect
- listening
- honesty
Empathy vs Sympathy
Self-Awareness and
Therapeutic Use of Self
Self-awareness: process of understanding ones
own values, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, attitudes,
motivations, strengths, and limitations and how
ones thoughts and behaviors affect others
Therapeutic use of self: the nurse uses aspects of
his or her personality, experience, values,
feelings, intelligence, needs, coping skills, and
perceptions to establish relationships with clients
that are beneficial to clients
Self-Awareness Issues
Self-awareness on the nurses part is crucial to
developing therapeutic relationships
Values clarification, journaling, group discussions,
and reading will assist with this process
Developing self-awareness is a continual, ongoing
process; the nurse needs to plan for self-growth
Assignment
Now
Having thought about yourself (hopefully) in a new
way
How does this exercise in personal reflection relate
to college essay
writing?
Types of Relationship
1. Social Relationship is primarily initiated for the
purpose of
friendship
2. Intimate relationship involves to people who are
emotionally c
committed to each other
3. Therapeutic Relationship focus on the needs,
experiences,
feelings and ideas of the client only
Establishing the
Therapeutic Relationship
Therapeutic relationships are
focused on the needs,
experiences, feelings, and ideas
of the client, not the nurse
The therapeutic relationship
consists
of three phases:
Orientation
Working
Termination
Orientation Phase
T trust and rapport
E environment (Therapeutic)
A assess clients strengths and weaknesses
C contract (Therapeutic)
H help Communicate
Contracts
Confidentiality
Respecting the clients right to keep
private any information about his or
her mental and physical health and
related care.
Termination Phase
P Promote self care
R Recognize increasing anxiety
I
Increase Independence
D demonstrate emotional stability
E Environmental Support
Teacher
Caregiver
Advocate
Parent surrogate
Self-Awareness Issues