Therapeutic Relations I

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the phases of the nurse-client relationship;

2. Demonstrate therapeutic conditions of warmth, respect, genuineness, empathy, and concreteness;

3. Demonstrate communication strategies such as open and closed questions, use of silence, normalization, shame attenuation, paraphrasing, and summarizing; 

4. Demonstrate assertiveness and responsible communication;

5. Demonstrate self-awareness and the relationship to therapeutic communication;

6. Understand concepts of confidentiality, professional boundaries, and providing feedback; 

7. Understand and integrate the Mental Status Exam.