Nursing Assignment Solution Paper

Running head: NURSING ASSIGNMENT SOLUTION PAPER 1
Nursing Assignment Solution Paper
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Introduction
Considering Kirra's case, it will be of great importance as a counsellor to apply necessary
communication skills and strategies to correct her case. Communication skills are usually very
important in any kind of communication. In that case, as a counsellor to Kirra, I will apply all the
necessary skills that I have, so that makes her return to her normal lifestyle.
The way on how I would develop a rapport with the client is as highlighted below. To
start with, I have chosen the case of Kirra Hawkins. Conversely, there are several ways through
which can create a rapport with this client. To start with, I will maintain eye contact since this
technique of communication usually show care and compassion. Accordingly, I will make the
conversation personal in the sense that I ask him about his friends and family, hobbies together
with other essential things in his life (Brock et al., 2015). I will also be confident to show Kirra
Hawkins that all is as it should be, and by that, he will be assured of me in case of anything. I
will also show empathy because Kirra is very disappointed with her father's recent habit of
drinking heavily.
The below are communication strategies that I would employ so that I facilitate effective
communication with the client. I will use both verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.
However, I will commence by focusing on the issue and not Kirra at a personal level. By that, I
will be able to build relationships with her that is more secure together with faith between us. I
will, therefore, not take everything at a personal level (Foronda, McWilliams & McArthur,
2016). Because Kirra is losing weight because of the lack of eating, I will not start by blaming
her why she doesn't eat. I will instead highlight to her the importance of taking a balanced diet
and the risks of skipping meals.

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Affirmative responses typically help in giving friendly advice during the nursing session.
In that case, I will use it as my second strategy in this case. I will have to respond to Kirra in
such a manner that she feels safe and cared for. By that, I will also be asking questions about her
daily life to make her easy (Maguire & Pitceathly, 2016). This will help me to profoundly
connect with Kirra, and therefore, I will be mindful of relating to her experience.
In this case, I will use empathy too as my third strategy. Empathy simply means
understanding how the patient is feeling and acting as if you are in his/her shies. Similarly, this
can be defined as the act of accepting someone’s emotions without experiencing that state. This
strategy usually results in a good outcome when offering such a service (Maguire & Pitceathly,
2016). As per research, it is said that empathy often results in excellent outcome between the
nurse and the patient and also assists in acquiring good compliance with the patient. Therefore,
there will be a build in trust that in turn, will make Kirra follow my recommendations to make
positive lifestyle changes.
Considering Kirra situation, she even wants to drop her degree of Fine Arts and very
reluctant to speak to counsellors. If she realises that whoever is counselling her has empathy, she
might easily adjust to what is necessary, like taking meals to avoid mood and weight loss.
Factors such as language, stereotypes, signs, behaviour, and beliefs can adversely affect
communication and usually considered as communication barriers. For instance, different
cultures have different languages as their heritage. Therefore communication or counselling a
client who doesn't understand your language is a change. Accordingly, if Kirra is from a different
culture, then using nonverbal communication cannot work effectively. This is because signs,
gestures, and symbols vary in different cultures. The cultural differences also vary the