NR548/ NR 548 EXAM 2 NEW LATEST UPDATE 2024/ 2025 PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE PSYCHIATRICMENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER REVIEW |WEEKS 3-4 | Questions and Verified Solutions Latest Update

NR548/ NR 548 EXAM 2 NEW LATEST UPDATE 2024/ 2025 PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE PSYCHIATRICMENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER REVIEW |WEEKS 3-4 | Questions and Verified Solutions Latest Update Psychiatric interview - ANSWERthe process by which psychiatric assessment is conducted -primary tasks • building a therapeutic alliance between the PMHNP & client • obtaining a database of psychiatric info about the client • establishing a dx • negotiating a tx plan Therapeutic Alliance - ANSWERa feeling that you should create over the course of the diagnostic interview, a sense of rapport, trust, and warmth -most important goal of the interview process -the cooperative working relationship between the therapist and client • begins during the initial or opening phase of the interview -fundamental component of successful therapy • Without trust, adherence to treatment recommendations may be compromised • interview may not elicit the information needed to formulate an appropriate dx & plan of care without rapport & trust Creating rapport: tips - ANSWER-Be Yourself -Be Warm, Courteous, and Emotionally Sensitive -Actively Defuse the Strangeness of the Clinical Situation -Give Your Patient the Opening Word -Gain Your Patient's Trust by Projecting Competence How to approach threatening topics (sensitive/embarrassing material) - ANSWER- Normalization -Symptom Expectation -Symptom Exaggeration -Reduction of Guilt