Reference no: EM133786268
Guide to Process Recordings and Analysis Objectives: The successful student will:
1. Develop a conscious awareness of therapeutic communication methods used to help an individual suffering from mental illness.
2. Accurately chart the interaction with verbatim recording.
3. Identify the congruency between verbal and nonverbal communication.
4. Analyze the significance of the communication.
5. Describe the milieu and the client.
6. Analyze the effects of the milieu on the interaction.
7. Identify own feelings in relation to the interaction.
8. Identify themes that the client has expressed.
9. Identify the goal of the interaction.
Methods: The successful student will: Try to spend at least 30 minutes with assigned client each clinical day (Does not have to be in one setting). Complete a process recording in this manner:
A. Record descriptive data at top of Process Recording sheet.
B. Record as much of the nurse-client interaction as possible (at least 10 minutes). Include verbal and non-verbal communication of both the nurse and the client.
C. Describe nurse's thoughts and feelings about the interaction.
1. What were you feeling?
2. What were you thinking?
3. What needs might the client be expressing?
4. What feelings were being expressed by the client?