Mental Health Case: Linda Waterfall

everything is out of your control. \nYou used the therapeutic technique of translating to feelings. 5:17 You asked the patient: Over the past year, when did you feel your best? It was appropriate to ask the patient ab ...

everything is out of your control. \nYou used the therapeutic technique of translating to feelings. 5:17 You asked the patient: Over the past year, when did you feel your best? It was appropriate to ask the patient about when she felt her best. 5:35 The patient said: You are trying to kill me by making me go through this surgery without it. All of you are out to get me. You want me to die!\nYou answered: Ms. Waterfall, I am your nurse and I'm here to help you. \nYou used the therapeutic technique of giving information. 5:37 You asked the patient: Do you have any difficulty with your breathing? The patient said: Yes. I feel I can't breathe. 5:43 You asked the patient: Do you have chest pain? The patient said: No, I don't have chest pain. 5:49 You asked the patient: Do you have any pain? The patient said: No. 5:54 You asked the patient: On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate your level of distress? 6:10 The patient said: I can't think straight until I find my medicine bundle.\nYou answered: This medicine bundle means a great deal to you. \nYou used the therapeutic technique of reflection. 6:44 You asked the patient: Tell me about any changes you have had in your sleep over the past few weeks? The patient said: When I am anxious I have a hard time sleeping. Recently this has been the case. 7:10 You asked the patient: Do you have any trouble falling asleep? The patient said: Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep when my thoughts are racing. 7:43 You asked the patient: Do you have energy to do the normal activities necessary to get through the day? The patient said: Yes, I have no trouble with energy once I get up in the morning. 8:15 You asked the patient: I would like to ask you a series of questions about how you are feeling to help me better understand how together we can start to plan your care. These are questions I ask all of the patients I see. May I ask you these questions?