Nurse-Patient Relationship Flashcards
A nurse is first a stranger to the patient as the patient is to the nurse
Stranger
Provides specific answers to questions, usually formulated with relation to a larger problem
Resource Person
Identifies learning needs and provides information to the patient and significant others to address the learning needs
Teacher
Allows the patient to take an active role in the care plan
Leader
The nurse may be viewed by the patient as a substitute figure of a significant other
Surrogate
The nurse understands various professional devices and possesses the clinical skills necessary to perform the interventions that are in the best interest of the client
Technical Expert
The nurse uses “interpersonal techniques” to assist clients to learn to adapt to difficulties or changes in life experiences
Counselor
A palce to reflect upon and write down things one is thankful for
Gratitude Journaling
The aspects of the south about which both the individual and others are aware
Open Public Self
The part of the self that is unknown to both the individual and to others
Unkown
Allows the individual to write about emotions associated with medical condition or object of interest in a psychiatric condition
Health Journaling
The part of the stuff there is known to the individual, but which the individual deliberately and consciously conceals from others
Hidden Private Self
Entries focus on the person’s internal processes surrounding an event, like the discussion that took place during a class or counseling session, including personal values, beliefs, and experiences
Reflective Journaling
The part of the south that is known to others, but remains hidden from their awareness of the individual
Blind Unaware Self
