Nursing 1070A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Aikido, Assertiveness, Insulin Resistance

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A therapeutic relationship is a professional, interpersonal alliance the nurse and client join together for a defined period to achieve health-related treatment goals: presence, purpose, mutuality, authenticity, empathy, active listening, confidentiality, respect. Helper responsible for conduct of relationship & boundary setting. Understanding does not always need to be articulated. Respects patients" values, preferences and expressed needs. Provides information, communication, and education that clients need and want. Ensures physical comfort, emotional comfort, and the involvement of family and friends. Clients assume as much responsibility as possible in self-management. Respect for the capacities of the client to actively contribute to their healthcare. Degree of active participation in the client"s care. Knowing the clients: case knowledge: generalized and objectie, patient (or client) knowledge: how clients respond to clinical situations, person knowledge: understanding the uniqueness of client. Ethics of therapeutic relationships: vulnerability, power, influence, and control. Patient unwillingness to perform/progress in the nurse"s absence the nurse"s perception.