Using The Therapeutic Relationship With A Fellow Peer Nurse

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The nurse client relationship is one in which embodies the concept of trust, respect, empathy and professional intimacy (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2006). This type of relationship is not restricted to just the client in the nursing profession. According to the college of nurses of Ontario the practice standards apply to all nurses and are meant to be implemented regardless of their position or practice situation (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2006). This assignment is a fundamental read for any nurse, the assignment will be demonstrating a naturalistic verbal and behavioural approach, on how to use the therapeutic relationship with a fellow peer nurse. The reason this relationship had to be implemented was due to the fact that the fellow …show more content…

SOLER stands for squarely, open, lean, eye and relax (Soler reference). Throughout the interview session between the student nurse and his fellow peer nurse named Debra. The student nurse consistently demonstrated strong soler techniques consistently throughout the session. At the start of the video approximately at 00:17 you can see the student nurse adjust himself into a comfortable position, one in which shows a focused onto Debra, which demonstrates the student nurses active listening and focus. The student nurse also demonstrates excellent body posture. His hands are locked together, as well as has his legs open which demonstrates he is open and attentive to the conversation, unlike having his arms and legs crossed, which demonstrates a lack of focus. At 00:17 consistently through the entirety of the interview you can see the student nurse begin to lean forward which shows his attentiveness and focus on Debra. While leaning forward you can see the student nurse have complete eye contact with Debra never loosing focus on the topic at hand and keeping attentive to her concerns. Relax is the last soler technique. The student nurse has no visual identifiable cues that specifically demonstrate his level of relaxation, however the student nurse does an excellent job at demonstrating a level of relaxation by his conversation topics from the start of the interview, which were questions regarding …show more content…

The student nurse does this by listening to Debra’s concerns, and then re-iterating them within his conversation replies with Debra. One example of re-iteration can be seen from the start, at 00:40 the student nurse states “I had no idea you had kids Debra” after Debra had stated her plans for the night. Clarifying shows an understanding between the two nurses. In this circumstance clarification is being used to demonstrate that Debra’s voice is being heard. This demonstrates helps build a therapeutic relationship between tow individuals because it allows the client/nurse to feel like their voice is heard, and being listen to and understood is a key fundamental in any