St Thomas University Weekly Clinical Experience Essay

Self-awareness within the context of a clinical situation is crucial for the ability to establish a therapeutic relationship with patients. One of the most valuable outcomes or goals for clinical is the recognition of one’s feelings, prejudices, and biases in a situation, appropriate management of them along with the ability to manage our anxiety and wellbeing. It is this self-awareness that allows us to “be with” our patients in an open and authentic way. This is done through listening, reflecting upon, and validating the existence of another. This is the essence of a therapeutic alliance.

Reflect on a clinical encounter as a Psychiatric mental Health Nurse Practitioner student  when you became emotionally charged during this semester with a patient experiencing Bipolar or Impulse Control Disorder.

Submission Instructions:

reference to at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.

You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.) 

All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.