NURS 432 - FA Davis: Childers. Questions and Answers.
Erika Hightower
Nathan Childers
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1.
Hello, my name is Julie. I am a registered nurse and I will be meeting with you today. Nathan,
how are you feeling?
Rationale Relevancy
Your
Answer
Before progressing with an assessment or interview, the
nurse should introduce herself and begin to develop a
rapport with the client. Relevant Relevant
Nathan: I’m ok, I guess…
2.
Can we start out by talking about who is in your family?
Rationale Relevancy
Your
Answer
Nurses should utilize the Calgary Family Assessment Model
(CFAM) when developing the therapeutic relationship and
gathering information about the family unit when they are
working with children and adolescents. Relevant Relevant
Nadine: We are just a normal family. Nathan is the youngest child. He has three older
sisters. Nathan’s oldest sister is married and has a 3-year-old boy.
3.
Tell me about school.
Rationale Relevancy Your Answer
Continue to build the therapeutic relationship, assessing
additional areas of the client’s life that may be
impacting him. Relevant Relevant
Nathan: It’s just not the same. I can’t concentrate. I quit the team….
Nadine: His marks have dropped and he is failing. He used to love basketball. When they
sent out a consent form for the team members to attend an out of town tournament he
said he wasn’t going and just quit the team.
4.
What do you think we should talk about today?
Rationale Relevancy
Your
Answer
Clients should be encouraged to tell their “story” in their own
way and interrupting the flow of the conversation can give
the impression that the nurse is not listening to what they
are saying. Irrelevant Irrelevant
Nadine: Well, I just want to know why he is acting this way.
5.
Nathan?
Rationale Relevancy Your Answer
Directing the conversation at the adolescent invites
them to participate in the conversation. Relevant Relevant
Nathan: I have tried to talk with them. They don’t believe me…
6.
Why do you think they don’t believe you?
Rationale Relevancy Your Answer
Asking “why” type questions often results in
defensiveness and disrupts the therapeutic
conversation. Irrelevant Irrelevant
Nadine: He just tries to push our buttons. It’s ridiculous.
Nathan: That is exactly what I’m talking about. Why should I even talk with them? I am
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