Written by Syceria S.

During my Psychiatric rotation this semester I encountered many interesting people. I had one interaction with a client who made me feel very uncomfortable because I felt like he was trying to come on to me. I tried to redirect the conversation to him but seemed like all he wanted to talk about was me. He asked me questions about what school I went to, where is it at, and where I lived. I was extremely uncomfortable so I tried to put my therapeutic skills to work but, still no progress. So in the end I just had to end the conversation. When I went home I almost felt defeated because I waned to know what was it that I could have said to make the conversation go a little more smoother. Then I thought about it for a while and came to the conclusion that I can not be perfect with everyone. I learned to recognize when a conversation is going in the wrong direction. So for all of you nursing students out there if you have a client that will not talk to you or the conversation just is not going well don't feel like you don't know how to use therapeutic communication it's just that we have to get the hang of it and every client is not going to be cooperative with you all the time.