Nursing Interventions of Schizophrenia

Patients Care Guide

1. Improve Diversional Activity
Provide mental as well as physical diversional activities such as encouraging
client to interact with other resident and play board games with them. Provide
scenery of change , like interacting with the client indoors or outdoors. Encourage
client to mix desired activities, like playing with the client guessing games or sing
with the client with some songs. Explore options for useful activities using the
patients strengths and abilities, like providing an activity with the client has an
interest of, like singing. Encourage client to join therapies to promote interaction
and socialization.
2. Improve Social Interaction
Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client. Use therapeutic
communication skills when interacting with the resident. Encourage resident to
interact with others. Encourage resident to join therapies. Provide positive
reinforcement for improvement of clients social behaviors and interactions. Work
with the resident to alleviate underlying negative self-concepts.
3. Manage Anticipatory Grieving
Maintain open environment and trusting relationship with the resident
therapeutic communication skills when interacting with the resident by using
silence or offering ones self. Be honest when answering questions, providing
information. Provide hope within parameters of individual situation and be sure not
to give false hopes to the resident. Instruct in use of relaxation techniques like

instructing or encouraging the resident to join therapies or activities like morning

stretch or interacting with others.

4. Preventing Risk for Loneliness

Maintain open environment and trusting relationship with the resident.
Encourage resident to verbalize feelings. Encourage resident to interact with other
residents. Encourage resident to join therapies (art therapies, music therapies and
others). Provide relaxation activities like singing with the client or encourage
resident to play board games with other residents.
5. Improving Readiness for Enhanced Self-Concept
Provide encouragement for efforts and maintain open communication. Help
the client in listing her current or past successes and strengths give reinforcement
foe resident progress like praising and thanking the client for joining therapies.
Involve resident in activities to promote socialization like morning stretch and
other therapies. Encourage resident to improve good grooming and personal
hygiene to improve self-esteem.