Utilizing critical reasoning and the nursing process, the student is expected to:
1. Describe basic concepts used in understanding psychosocial needs of a patient:
a. Self-Concept
i. Personal identity
ii. Self-esteem
iii. Body image
iv. Role performance
b. Stress and Adaptation
i. Stressors
ii. Anxiety
iii. Coping mechanisms
c. Sexual health
i. Sexual identity
ii. Sexual expression
iii. Sexual dysfunction
2. Identify components of a psychosocial assessment:
a. Health and social history
b. When and how to assess sexual history
3. Identify common psychosocial nursing diagnoses
4. Identify goals/outcomes for psychosocial needs
5. Examine therapeutic communication techniques that will assist the patient toward psychosocial health maintenance, health promotion, and/or restoration:
a. The helping relationship (nurse-patient relationship)
i. Phases and tasks of the helping relationship
ii. Culturally competent care
b. Use of the different types of communication
6. Identify effective and ineffective communication techniques in the nurse-patient relationship
7. Facilitation of coping skills and stress and anxiety reduction techniques
8. Referrals and community resources
9. Discuss evaluation of therapeutic interventions, in relation to patient outcomes, for the individual with psychosocial needs
1. Review module objectives.
2. Learning Resources:
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., & Ostendorf, W. R. (2025). Fundamentals of nursing (12th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter 24 Communication, pp. 347-367
Chapter 33 Self-Concept, pp. 726-744
Chapter 34 Sexuality, pp. 745-765
Chapter 37 Stress and Coping, pp. 809-827
3. Complete Critical Thinking Exercises:
Psychosocial Integrity Student Learning Guide
4. Supplemental Learning:
See Bb
5. Review module objectives and check for knowledge gaps.
6. Go to the Evolve website and review the module content and practice questions.