Title: Interaction Paper - Process Recording
Course: NUR 1521C Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing > Section: Module 8

The interaction paper or process record is a systematic method of collecting data while participating in a one to one nurse-client relationship.  It is used to plan, structure and evaluate nursing interventions based on the client’s identified needs.  It provides an understanding of the communication exchange that occurred between the student and client.  It helps the student to recognize what transpired before and during the interaction, and to analyze and synthesize the impact events have on current interaction.

The ultimate purpose of process recording is to improve the quality of nursing care by helping the student to become increasingly cognizant of innovative ways to improve clinical practice, deliberatively rather than intuitively.  It helps develop an awareness of verbal and nonverbal communication patterns.  As the process record is done, the student increasingly develops the ability to identify thought and feelings in self and in the client.  The student increases observational skills, becomes more proficient in identifying nursing problems, and gains skills in solving those problems.

Your process record or interaction paper will, most importantly, serve as a tool to help you determine communication techniques you consistently use, you continue to use, you should attempt to avoid, or you should attempt to incorporate as a normal part of your interaction.

Complete instructions for completing this project are included in the attachment "Interaction Paper Guidelines." It includes the form to submit your paper at the end of the instructions. Save this portion of the attachment as your paper in Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text (.rtf) format .

Attachments

- Interaction Paper Guidelines.doc