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There's a fair chance you're wondering whether you should read your textbook or not. For me, it was an easy choice after seeing our first exam. Textbook > lecture slides for mental health nursing. The examples and case study boxes are helpful.

The clarity and purpose of an individual's personal journey through life depend on the ability to reflect on its meaning. Cognition represents a fundamental human feature that distinguishes living from existing. This mental capacity has a distinctive, personalized impact on the individual's physical, psychological, social, and spiritual conduct of life.

Knowledge of communication and interviewing techniques is the foundation of developing any nurse-patient relationship. Goal-directed professional communication is referred to as therapeutic communication.

Human beings are social creatures. A therapeutic relationship creates a space where caring and healing can occur.