Subject Code & Title: NURS20151 Creating Meaningful Relationships
Type: Case Study
Weighting: 60%
Length: 2500 words (+/- 10%)
This assessment relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
1.Explain the concept of the therapeutic use of self;
2.Identify the characteristics of various mental dis orders that impact on a person’s ability to think feel and relate to others
3. Apply evidence-based therapeutic strategies that will support a person’s ability to think feel or relate effectively with others
4.Reflect on one’s use of therapeutic strategies with the assistance o
NURS20151 Creating Meaningful Relationships Assignment
Aims :
1. Explore the impact of mental health issues on a client.
2. Examine the elements required to establish a therapeutic alliance with this client.
Instructions
Assessment task details:
1.Choose a client you have engaged with in your clinical practice. If you are not currently working in a specialist mental health setting you can watch Out of the Shadow and base your assessment on Milly
2.Introduce your client remembering to de identify any relevant information to ensure confidentiality. Provide a holistic overview and a clinical history that will allow your reader to visualise your chosen client.
3.Explain the impact of a mental health disorder on the way this client thinks, feels and interacts with others.
NURS20151 Creating Meaningful Relationships Assignment
4.From a mental health perspective, utilising up to date evidence-based literature analyse therapeutic strategies including the therapeutic use of self that may be used to support this person in a holistic manner including interactions with others.
5.Discuss how the effectiveness of these strategies could be evaluated, including engaging in clinical supervision.
6.Include a synthesis of your paper with at least four major take home lessons that has been evident from engagement with this unit of study and this report. A suggestion would be to include these insights immediately prior to your conclusion.
Literature and references:
1. In this assessment use literature of no more than 10 years old from peer-reviewed sources to demonstrate broad consideration of your alternate nursing interventions.
2. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant.
3.Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites.
4.When sourcing information, consider the five elements of a quality reference:currency authority relevance objectivity and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government university or peak national bodies: for example the Australian College of Nursing.
NURS20151 Creating Meaningful Relationships Assignment
Requirements :
1.Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 1.5 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
2. Include page numbers on each page in a footer.
3. Use formal academic language.
4. Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQ University Academic Learning Centre has an online
5.Word count is calculated from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count INCLUDES in-text references and direct quotations.
6.The word count does NOT include cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices.
NURS20151 Creating Meaningful Relationships Assignment
Resources :
– The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
It is recommended that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Nursing Resource Guide; Midwifery Resource Guide;
– You may use EndNote to manage your citations and reference list. More information on how to use End Note is available at the CQUniversity Library website.
– Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.