Pysch week 3

Adaptability

Altering spoken messages in accordance with behavioral cues from the client.

Affect

The outward expression of mood

Attentive listening

Listening actively and with mindfulness and using all the senses, and paying attention to what the client says, does, and feels

Brevity

Using the fewest words possible Communication is the exchange of information, ideas, thoughts or feelings between two or more people.

Boundary

The defining limit of an individual

Clarity

Saying precisely what is meant, and

Countertransference

Occur when the nurse transfers feelings to client of a significant person in her life

Credibility

Means worthiness of belief, trustworthiness, and reliability. Credibility may be is the most important criterion of effective communication

Humor

Used to help clients adjust to difficult and painful situations.

Mental Status Exam

Analogous to the physical examination. It is a series of observations and examinations on the client’s behavior, thoughts and cognition at one point in time.

Mood

The emotional state of an individual

Nursing Process

A series of organized steps designed for nurses to provide excellent care. Learn the five phases, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating

Pace and intonation

The manner of speech, as in the rate or rhythm and tone

Perceptions

The personal view of an event

Personal space

The distance people prefer in interactions with others

Process Recording

A method in which a nurse and student nurses record all the communication, both verbal and non-verbal, spoken and observed during his or her interview with the patient.

Proxemics

The study of distance zones between people during communication. People feel more comfortable with smaller distances when communicating with someone they know rather than with strangers (DeVito, 2008)

Psychosocial Assessment

An evaluation of an individual's mental health and social well-being. It assesses self-perception and the individual's ability to function in the community

Relevance

The quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate

Resistance

The development of ambivalent feelings for self-exploration or self-disclosure

Self-awareness

The ability to see yourself clearly and objectively through reflection and introspection

Simplicity

The use of commonly understood words, brevity, and completeness.

Therapeutic communication

A collection of techniques that prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of patients

Therapeutic relationships

A helping relationship that's based on mutual trust and respect, the nurturing of faith and hope, being sensitive to self and others, and assisting with the gratification of patient’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs through adequate knowledge and skill

Timing

The ability to choose the best moment for some action, movement, etc.

Transference

Occur when the client transfers feelings to nurse of a significant person in her life

Values

The standards that influence behavior