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NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered

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NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam 2 Week 3-4 Covered

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1. Psychiatric interview:the processby which psychiatricassessmentis conduct- ed
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-primary tasks
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• building a therapeutic alliance between the PMHNP & client
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• obtaining a database of psychiatric info about the client
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2. Therapeutic Alliance:a feeling that you should create over the course of the diagnostic
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, interview, a sense of rapport, trust, and warmth
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-most important goal of the interview process
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-the cooperative working relationship between the therapist and client
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• begins during the initial or opening phase of the interview
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-fundamental component of successful therapy du du du du




• Without trust, adherence to treatment recommendations may be compromised
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• interview may not elicit the information needed to formulate an appropriate dx & plan of
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-Actively Defuse the Strangeness of the Clinical Situation
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-GainYour Patient'sTrust by Projecting Competence
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4. How to approach threatening topics (sensitive/embarrassing material):-
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,-Use Familiar LanguageWhen Asking about Behaviors
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-two principal ways to do this:
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1. start the question by implying that the behavior is a normal or understandable
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