QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Person centered care relationships - CORRECT ANSWER - critical to healing and
satisfaction
- Nurses are in a unique position to gather, provide and explain essential information
throughout a care experience
- categorized as a "therapeutic alliance" and is linked to helping people achieve identifiable
health goals
- begins with the expectation that ppl will take an active participatory role in self managing
their health (locatelli, 2015)
- PCC's are time limited. Occur episodically at schedule times or could be a single encounter,
could also be long term
Components of PCC relationships - CORRECT ANSWER - considers each patient as a
person first and foremost with distinctive personally held values, beliefs and life goals
- Each relationship represents a unique relational encounter- An interaction/ intervention that
might be supportive fo one patient/family may not be for another
- Nurses support ppl's self management and problem solving skills and help build confidence
in their ability to manage their own health
- Caring- represents a core foundational value in therapeutic nursing relationships and is the
component best remembered by the patients, families and nurse
PC vs social relationships (SR) - CORRECT ANSWER - SR's are established or
maintained to meet a mutual need or friendship
- Therapeutic PCC relationships are established for professional health related purposes
within a specific time setting
- The focus of PCC is always on pt health concerns and the actions needed to help them
identify and resolve issues related to health and wellbeing
- Therapeutic relationships are subject to ethical and legal standards
, The importance of communication - CORRECT ANSWER - All relationships work
better when participants are actively engaged , listen carefully and respect each other as equal
partners
- Communication strengths such as: empathy, positive regards, presence, authenticity,
acceptance, respect, self awareness and competence, when deliberately employed, contribute
to the success of therapeutic relationships
Guidelines for Nurses using social media - CORRECT ANSWER - Refrain from
posting identifiable personal info (photos and videos includes even if you do not show the
persons face) bc posts are bound by confidentiality and privacy laws within each province
and territory
- seperate personal from professional info; do not cross from professional into social
relationships
- any disparaging comments are considered cyber bullying, use the highest privacy settings
6 P's of social media use - CORRECT ANSWER - professional
- positive
- patient/person free
- protect yourself
- privacy
- pause before you post
Peplau's Interpersonal Nursing Theory - CORRECT ANSWER Peplau (1997)
identified four sequential phases of a nurse- patient relationship. Each phase serves to
broaden as well as deepen the emotional connection between nurses and patients
1. Preinteraction: reviewing the pt's chart/report; affords greater interprofessional sensitivity
prior to meeting; allows you to reflect and review your professional goals and potential biases
2. Orientation: developing conversational ease with your pt and the trust needed to deepen
communication