Week 5 ~ Relationships Flashcards
What is a interpersonal relationship?
Perception shard among 2 people of an ongoing connection that results in development of relational expectations and varies in intimacy.
What theory is people make decisions based on costs and rewards (is this relationship worth it)?
Social exchange theory.
What are the different types of costs/rewards?
Immediate- what’s happening right now
Forecasted- future
Cumulative- look at whole duration of relationship, long term
Expected- what our ideals our
What is the relational dialectics theory?
Management of tensions that pull us in 2 directions at same time (want it both ways). Like predictability vs. novelty or openness vs. closeness or connectedness vs. autonomy.
What is the social penetration theory?
Interpersonal intimacy increase with increased self disclose. I’ll share if you share.
What are the CRNS entry level competencies? (ELC)
What graduate nurses are expected to have/develop.
What does wahkohtowin mean?
We are all connected and interrelated. Energy in relationships creates transformation.
What does reconciliation mean?
Ind/non-indg Canadians working together to create new/shared future based on shared understanding of Canadas history, strong cultures, and social/economic systems that represent us all.
What is peplau’s theory of interpersonal relationships?
Nurse utilizes communication to develop relationships and self reflection is necessary. They nurse-pt. relationship evolves and develops.
What are the 3 phases of peplaus theory of interpersonal relationships?
- Orientation phase (introductions, get to know them)
- Working phase (select interventions, help patient improve)
- Termination phase (prepare to end relationship, lead up and prepare patient)
What are the components of nurse-client relationship?
- Trust
- Respect- recognize individuals work regardless of socio-economic status, attribute, nature of health problems.
- Professional intimacy- physical activities that nurse provides (bath), psych./spirit./social elements in care plan.
- Empathy- understand/validate with meaning meaning of experience for patient and family.
- Power- RN should use it in caring matter to meet patients needs, RN should be aware of power imbalances
How can we act on empathy?
Attending behaviour, empathetic responses, and recognize requestions for info/action.
What are the principles of interpersonal power?
Power exists in all relationships, power is deceived from a persons ability to meet another persons need in relationships, both partners have power, power is circumstantial, and relational development involves negotiation of each partners power.
What is legitimate power?
Comes from a respect for a position another holds.
What type of power comes from our attraction to another person, or the charisma a person holds?
Referent power.
