PROCESS RECORDING
• Submission information-the process
recording is an important element in
the Professional Practice module –
Sem 2
• What is a process recording?
• Permission / confidentiality issues
• Questions and support opportunities
Why a Communication
Report?
• Opportunity to apply theory to
practice
• Encourage reflection
• Raise self awareness
• Improve individual interpersonal
skills
• Increase patient satisfaction
• Promote therapeutic communication
Key Components
• Select a patient
• Gain permission
• Establish a relationship with the
patient
• Record interactions one process
recording sheet
• Select one significant interaction
• Discuss the significant interaction
using the proposed format within the
Nurses Observation
• What was the patient doing?
• Where were they when the
interaction occurred?
• What was your initial interpretation
of the situation?
Nurse Said or Did
(Actions)
• What did you do?
• Proximity
• Touch
• What did you say?
• Interaction opening
• Questioning
Nurse’s Feelings
• What were your feelings about the
situation?
• Positive/ negative
• Emotional aspects
• What were your thoughts regarding
how you were feeling?
•
Patient Said or Did
• Body Language
• Verbal responses
Nurses Inferences
About Patients Feelings
• What were your thoughts and
feelings about how the patient was
feeling?
• State how you came to this
conclusion
Review Patient and
Nurses
Interpersonal Skills
• Patient
• Nurse
SO WHAT DO I NEED
TO DO
• Fill in the process recording whilst
out on placement in Sem 1-remember
to get in signed by the mentor.
• Keep it safely until you return to Sem
2.
• Use it for your Professional Practise
essay – the Communication report.