Review Modules for Mental Health Nursing Level II

You can work with a partner (just one) on this assignment if you wish (you dont have to)
This assignment is due on Sept 7th, 2014 by 11:59 PM in the dropbox.
Therapeutic Communication Review

1. Review chapter 6 in your Townsend book.

2. Complete the attached worksheet (Appendix A) and turn into the dropbox for module 2
3. Complete the online exercise to review therapeutic communication techniques:
http://www.austincc.edu/nursmods/mobility/mob_lev1/rnsg_1140/therapeutic_communicatio
n/activity1_1.html
4. Complete this online exercise for therapeutic communication:
http://www.austincc.edu/nursmods/mobility/mob_lev1/rnsg_1140/therapeutic_communicatio
n/communication7.html

Mental Status Exam Review

1. Review aspects of a mental status exam: http://aitlvideo.uc.edu/aitl/MSE/MSEkm.swf
2. You can review this information in chapter 7 as well.

Psychosocial Behaviors/Disorders Review

1. Go to the following website: http://education-portal.com/academy/course/abnormalpsych.html
2. Note that there are many course chapters for this area. This information should all be
review, so please review the following chapters:
a. Anxiety disorders
b. Mood disorders
c. Stress disorders
d. Somatoform disorders
e. Dissociative disorders
f. Eating disorders
g. Substance use disorders
h. Psychotic disorders
i. Cognitive disorders
j. Personality disorders
k. Factitious disorders
l. Neurocognitive disorders (in your book)
3. Complete the accompanying worksheet (Appendix C).
4. You can use your book for this exercise as well.

Defense Mechanisms
1. Go to the following linksto review Freudian Defense Mechanisms
2. Note that there is a quiz to complete with this as well.
3. The link: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/freudian-defense-mechanisms.html

Mental Illnesses
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Go to the following link to view various mental illnesses for a visual review.
Find Psychological Disorders and Health
You can also review this information in your book.
The link: http://education-portal.com/academy/course/psychology-101.html
Another link under Atypical development: http://educationportal.com/academy/course/human-growth-and-development-course.html
Appendix A
Therapeutic Communication
Learning Guide

1. Explain why non verbal communication gives a more accurate message than verbal
communication. Give 5 examples of non verbal communication.

2. What is therapeutic communication?

3. List 8 goals for therapeutic communication.

4. What are some guidelines to use when considering whether to touch a client?

5. Define the following:

a. Active listening
b. Active observation
Why are they important to therapeutic communication?

6. Why is it important for the nurse to pay attention to overt and covert cues when
communicating with the client?
7. When the nurse is sitting with crossed legs and arms it is called a _____________
body position. What might this indicate to the client?

8. Describe positioning by the nurse that might demonstrate acceptance and promote
trust.

9. List 5 reasons that silence or a long pause might occur during a therapeutic
communication.

10. Give an example for each of the following therapeutic communication techniques and
explain why it is therapeutic:
a. Broad opening

b. Encouraging expression

c. Exploring

d. Focusing

e. General lead

f.

Making observation

g. Offering self

h. Restating

i.

Verbalizing the implied

11. Name each of the following non therapeutic techniques and explain why it is non
therapeutic:
a. You should always avoid foods high in fat and sugar

b. The night nurse is an excellent nurse. She was probably very tired when she
said that to you.

c. I dont agree that you should go home to your husband.

d. Its bad for you to take the medicine before meals instead of after.

e. Im so happy that you are eating healthy foods now.

f. I wouldnt worry so much. You are getting better every day.

g. Why do you believe that?

12. In therapeutic communication the nurse may choose to take either a nondirective or
a directive role. When taking a non directive role, the nurse might use broad
openings and open-ended questions. When is a non directive technique most useful?
Give an example of each of the above techniques in a non directive situation.

13. In other situations the nurse might be more directive. Give an example of a
situation when a directive technique would be useful. Name 3 techniques that might
be used.

14. What is the difference between an open-ended and a closed-ended question? Give
an example of each. When would each be used?

Appendix C
Psychosocial Behaviors Disorders Review Worksheet
1.

Please go to D2L and complete the survey for the Education Portal Assignment. This is just a
quick survey about the information you reviewed for this part of the assignment. This is a hard
copy of what the survey is.

Question 1
Please explain if you thought these video clips/quizzes provided some helpful information in reviewing
mental disorders.

Question 2
Was the information you reviewed...
Question 2 options:
too basic
appropriate
too difficult
Question 3
If you are an LPN coming into this program, did you have a mental health class in your LPN schooling? (If
this question is not applicable, just put in N/A).

Yes
No

Question 4
Which subjects did you review under the Education Portal Videos?
Question 4 options:
Anxiety disorders
Somatoform disorders
Eating disorders
Sexual and gender identity disorders
Psychotic disorders
Cognitive disorders
Lifespan development disorders
Other?
Question 5
Any additional comments regarding the educational portal review or any of the review topics/modules
to get this class started?