COURSE

NR548 – Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Preparing the Discussion

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Include the following sections

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
   1. Provide one example of how therapeutic communication techniques differ between nurses and psychiatric mental health practitioners (PMHNPs).
   2. Select one verbal component of therapeutic communication. Discuss the importance of the component in relation to the overall goal of a therapeutic alliance.
   3. Select one nonverbal component of therapeutic communication. Discuss the importance of the component in relation to the overall goal of a therapeutic alliance.
   4. Discuss one pitfall to avoid when establishing a therapeutic alliance. Identify strategies the PMHNP can use to avoid this pitfall.