Psychiatric Nursing Flashcards
(406 cards)
“I’ll sit with for a while.”
Offering self
(observe for non-verbal clues)
Silence
“How are you feeling today?”
“Is there something you’d like to talk about?”
“Tell me what you are thinking?”
Broad opening
“Tell me more….”/ “Tell me what happened”
Exploring
“Go on.” / “And after that?
General Lead
CLIENT: “I can’t sleep. I stay awake all night.”
NURSE: “You have difficulty sleeping
Restating
CLIENT: “I’m feeling sick inside.”
NURSE: “What do you mean by ‘feeling sick inside?”
“Tell me whether my understanding of it agrees with yours.”
Clarifying
Consensual validation
CLIENT: “I’m way out in the ocean.”
NURSE: “You seem to feel lonely.
Translating into feelings
CLIENT: “Life is hard. I just want to put an end to everything.”
NURSE: “You seem to be having a difficult time, are you planning to harm yourself?”
Verbalizing the implied
CLIENT: “Do you think I should tell my dad?”
NURSE: “What do you think would work best?”
Reflecting
INDEPENDENT DECICION MAKING
“I know it isn’t easy, but you can do it.”
“It would be difficult at first, but you’ll get through it.
Supportive confrontation
ACKNOWLEDGE
client’s feelings.
-Not allowed to agree and disagree
-Do not give opinion to the patient
-All feelings are valid
-Acknowledge
-Give Recognition
-Do not give compliment
Therapeutic Communication
statements of acknowledgements
I can see…
You seem…
It seems…
You sound…
It sounds…
It must be…
CARES
Clarify (what do you mean? are you saying this/that?)
Acknowledge
Restate ; Reflect
Explore
Sit ; Silence
[NON THERAPEUTIC]
“Just have a positive attitude.”
Stereotyping
[NON THERAPEUTIC]
“Everybody gets down in the dump.”
Belittling
[NON THERAPEUTIC]
“Everything will be alright.”
Reassuring
[NON THERAPEUTIC]
“Why did you do that?”
Requesting an
explanation
focusing on feelings of patient
Empathy
focusing on own (RN) feelings
sympathy
[Disturbances in PERCEPTION]
-misinterpretation of EXTERNAL stimulus
Illusion
[Disturbances in PERCEPTION]
-misinterpretation of SENSORY stimulus
Hallucination
Hallucination seen in marijuana use
Visual (psychedelics)
Hallucination seen in alcohol withdrawal
Tactile (formication)