Me: Hello Ms. Meariam, I’m a nursing student.
D.M.: `` how do you know my name, are you Mary? You look like someone I know.’’
Me: ``sometimes I can image people names just by looking at their face.’’
D.W. so are you a psychic?
Me: `` kind of.’’
Me: ``So can I ask you how long you have been here?’’
D.M.: ``I’ve been here for two months and half.’’
Me: ``How did you come to be in here?’’
D.W: `` I was feeling like I couldn’t deal with my life, I just found that my child was switched at birth, and that someone stole my identity. My son is the one that called the …show more content…
I didn’t feel intimidated, nervous, or scared. I knew some of her history from her chart, so I was looking forward to hearing new information instead of the regular orientation questions.
Client smiled, showed interest in talking. I explained my role and purpose.
Exploring: attempted to open up the topic of reason for admittance to get the perception.
Open-ended questions: Allowed the client to start anywhere such as weeks ago or months etc. I also wanted to see if she exhibited concrete thinking.
Restating: I wanted to mirror the client perception in the hopes that he will continue to explain.
Silence: I resisted the urge to ask how she found that her baby was switched. I felt I could leave that line of questioning for another day.
Exploring: I wanted to explore how the client was progressing. He opened up and went into how he spends his time.
Seeking clarification: I wanted to find out what were her medications.
Exploring: I wanted to address possible issues with medication side effects and what the felt about side effects and impart patient education. I also wanted to learn more about the medications she was taking and if any of them was for