Therapeutic Relationships

No.	Competency Item	NAC	DEV	COM	DTE	EXC
DB-02-01	Demonstrate ability to establish and maintain the nurse-client relationship on a professional level.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to establish effective therapeutic nurse - client relationships for the purpose of:
DB-02-02	assessment
DB-02-03	data collection
DB-02-04	building rapport
DB-02-05	client teaching
DB-02-06	client expression of needs
DB-02-07	promoting optimal wellness.
DB-02-08	Demonstrate ability to use appropriate communication techniques to initiate, maintain, and close the nurse - client relationship.
DB-02-09	Demonstrate behaviors which facilitate the effective therapeutic relationship such as caring, confidentiality, empathy, empowerment, respect, touch and trust.
DB-02-10	Demonstrate ability to identify and assess barriers to an effective therapeutic relationship such as abuse, attitudes, culture, environment, personal space and time.
	Demonstrate effective use of skills and techniques to promote a therapeutic relationship and interaction with clients and families such as:
DB-02-11	acknowledging
DB-02-12	clarifying
DB-02-13	focusing
DB-02-14	giving information
DB-02-15	listening
DB-02-16	open ended questioning
DB-02-17	paraphrasing
DB-02-18	perception checking
DB-02-19	reality orientation
DB-02-20	reflecting
DB-02-21	responding to client
DB-02-22	summarizing.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to identify the effects of communication techniques which inhibit the interaction or the relationship such as:
DB-02-23	advice giving
DB-02-24	challenging
DB-02-25	defensiveness
DB-02-26	making judgments
DB-02-27	probing
DB-02-28	rejecting
DB-02-29	stereotyping
DB-02-30	testing.