INTERPERSONAL PROCESS RECORDING
NURSING 262
PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL
STUDENT'S NAME
DATE
PATIENT'S INITIALS
DIAGNOSIS___________________________________________________
LENGTH OF CONVERSATION and PURPOSE
SEE Videbeck, CHAPTERS 5 and 6
Prepare on IPR Form
List Verbatim Narrative of
both patient's and nurse's
responses (verbal & nonverbal) DATA COLLECTION
Analysis of the Interaction
Nurse: Thoughts and feelings
concerning the interaction by
the NURSE.
Record verbatim the
patient's and your
conversation in sequence.
Include the use of silences
and touch.
Name the therapeutic technique
used. Give rationale for
therapeutic technique you used.
(Use your book to refer to the
techniques, pg. 99-103)
Indicate your feelings at the
time and possible effects they
had in the interaction. How did
your remarks affect the
situation? What other
responses might have been
appropriate? Identify your
behavior patterns.
Example:
Pt: "I'm feeling..."
Nurse: "What has happened
to make you feel this way?"
Patient: Focus, observations,
and patient evaluation.
Answer all the following
questions.
1. Describe non-verbal
behavior of patient to include:
speech-quantity and quality,
tone, speed, Enunciation.
Posture, Gestures, Facial
Expressions, Eye Contact,
Physical Manifestations,
Physical Appearance.
2. Explain the purpose or
meaning of the pt.'s verbal and
non-verbal behavior. Was there
congruence? 3. What feelings
did you perceive from the pt.?
4. What was pt. trying to say?
5. Identify defense
mechanisms the pt. uses by
describing the pt.'s
behavior.(pg.45-46)
These questions are to be
utilized throughout the entire
Conversation.
INTERPERSONAL PROCESS RECORDING PAGE TWO
STUDENT’S NAME___________________________
NURSING 262
PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL
List Verbatim Narrative of both
patient=s and nurse=s
responses
(verbal and non-verbal)
DATE__________________________________
PATIENT’S INITIALS______________________
DIAGNOSIS______________________________
LENGTH and PURPOSE of CONVERSATION__________
_______________________________________________
Analysis of the Interaction
THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
Nurse: Thoughts and feelings
concerning the interaction
Patient: List here focus,
observation, and patient
evaluation