Course

Therapeutic Relations I

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Nursing - Psychiatric
Course Code
PNUR 2121
Credits
1.50
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
10
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Course Designation
None
Industry Designation
None
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This course will introduce students to communication within the context of the nurse-client relationship. Therapeutic communication skills will include warmth, respect, genuineness, empathy, use of silence and assertiveness. Students will focus on developing self-awareness and therapeutic use of self. Major course concepts include: confidentiality, self awareness, boundaries, and introduction to the Mental Status Exam.
Course Content
  • Phases of the nurse-client relationship
  • Core therapeutic conditions of warmth, respect, genuineness, and empathy
  • Communication strategies such as open and closed questions, use of silence, normalization, shame attenuation, paraphrasing and summarizing
  • Assertive and responsible communication
  • Self-awareness 
  • Confidentiality
  • Professional boundaries 
  • Mental Status Exam
Learning Activities

Experiential communication formats are used, including interactive communication scenarios, video critiquing, and participative self-awareness exercises.

Means of Assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College Evaluation Policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

 This is a graded course.

Learning Outcomes

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. 

 

Textbook Materials

A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.

Requisites

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer Details for PNUR 2121
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) KPU NRSG 3525 (2)

Course Offerings

Summer 2024