This assignment will help prepare you for conversations with clients with a mental health condition. Describe the foundations of mental health nursing. Communication: Displaying capability in writing, reading, and oral communication; understanding of non-verbal language. It will be carried out with two students working together. This is a role play exercise, in which one student is the student nurse, and the other will role play as a client. In this assignment, the nursing student will be demonstrating the therapeutic nurse-client relationship and analyzing the therapeutic and nontherapeutic techniques used. You will take turns in the roles. This is not about always having therapeutic responses. It is about learning from practice and review. It is expected that you will think of other ways to respond or interact with the client that may be more therapeutic after the interaction is terminated. After the conversation is over, you will complete in IPR form. You will select the role you wish as a client and take turns switching roles. After the conversation, you will document the interactions using the form provided and following the guidelines instructions for each column. The IPR is completed with the form to guide you, and the rubric to explain the grading process for content. The IPR Form is linked Remember, this is an assignment that will assist you in communication with others.
