Application of Course Knowledge

Needs to be at least 500 words with at least 3 scholarly articles within the past 5 years.

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Include the following sections

  Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

       Provide one example of how therapeutic communication techniques differ between nurses and psychiatric mental health practitioners (PMHNPs). 

      Select one verbal component of therapeutic communication. Discuss the importance of the component in relation to the overall goal of a therapeutic alliance.  

      Select one nonverbal component of therapeutic communication. Discuss the importance of the component in relation to the overall goal of a therapeutic alliance.  

      Discuss one pitfall to avoid when establishing a therapeutic alliance. Identify strategies the PMHNP can use to avoid this pitfall.