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Nurse-client relationship and the use of therapeutic communication as an essential part of

that relationship.

I do have experience in a mental health atmosphere; however, not sufficient knowledge with

managing that kind of patient in the psychiatric unit. My apprehension about working in mental

health nursing is that I don’t have adequate experience in handling mental health patients. The

other big fear I have about dealing with mental health patients is that nurses that work in mental

health services are unprotected to difficult echelons of the peril of belligerence than the general

society. Reasonably, nurses need to find a way to avert assaults against themselves as well as other

clients securely. I think, at times, a limitation is necessary. I work in the Neuroscience Unit at the

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore; we have some patients with mental health problems, and I

have witnessed mental health issues with clients. Some get vicious, vocally offensive, and every

so often, it appears terrifying. Fortunately, I haven't had any depraved endeavors with any patients

that I have taken caution for since I began working in the hospice.

The crucial facets of an excellent nurse-client rapport vary between nurses since we are not all the

same. Individually nurses are inimitable and inventive, and I think establishing a bond aids in

attaining information about the patient and create confidence to communicate treatment
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opportunities to the patient efficiently. Building confidence before anything else opens up the

patient and helps them give constructive feedback. Attitude is also significant, not showing distress

to them will help ease the tension between the patient and nurse. Most difficult patients I have

come across working are severe with my colleagues but not me.

For instance, there was one incident at work, and everybody was grouchy about a problematic

inmate who repudiated to be still and take medication. In this case, I walked in the room, greeted

the patient, asked how they were doing, started I was going to be their nurse for the next 7 hours.

I had a smile on my face from the beginning and kept the smile throughout. I did some small talk

while I took vitals and mentioned the reason the patient should take their medicine and explained

how it was going to help them. It didn't take long, and I was able to get them to take their

medication without problems from them about administering the medicine. I made eye contact,

had a smile, took time to learn about the patient by asking questions, and finally, my approach

work. I seem able to handle problematic patients and make then react differently than most of my

colleagues.