SELF DISCLOSURE
Nurse says “I had that surgery to. It was awful. I couldn’t sleep for days.”
Apporpriate or not?
Not appropriate. Focuses on the nurses negative experience.
Nurse says, ”I’ve been divorced to my ex, he was terrible.” Appropirate or not?
Not appropriate, to personal and irrelevant to the clients care.
A nurse in mental health, discloses her past anxiety to reduce stigma. Later, the patient becomes dependent and keeps asking about the nurses experience. What should the nurse do?
Reestablish boundaries, remind the patient that the focus in their care and redirect discussion to the patient's coping strategies.