Republic of the Philippines
9700, Marawi City, Philippines
Name of the Student: Abubakar, Hidjarah B.
Case/Patient’s Problem: Manic Phase of Bipolar Disorder
Student Nurse
Tell me something about that took
place prior to your admission to the
hospital.
Why were you doing that?
(Nurse – Patient Interaction)
Therapeutic Communication Patient’s Response Analysis
Ok, it was four o’clock in the morning,
Giving broad openings I was working out for the Olympic Patient is responsive.
team. Can you dig it?
Because um. Well, I had this buddy
who got thrown out to the place
where I was living and he was
supposed to meet me in Hallsville
Seeking clarification Park. It was four o’clock in the Patient is interactive.
morning and he didn’t show up so I
figured that I would work out and
then they got me on a DOC disorderly
conduct. Question mark.

What were you doing when you were
working out?
Are you already on the Olympic?
You’re not on the team?
So, you’re just trying out, is that what
you’re trying to do?
What makes you think you’d be
eligible for the Olympics?
Why do you say that?
Why do you mean by Olympic
abilities?
Earlier you said you could join the
Olympics because you’ve never done
anything wrong and you were in good
shape?
Running back and forth, basically
checking out the court, you know.
Asking relevant information Checking out the moves that I’m Patient is responsive appropriately.
going to do when I get into the
Olympics.
Asking relevant information No. Patient is interactive.
Seeking clarification No, I’m not on the team. Patient is responding appropriately.
Seeking clarification Yes, trying out. Patient is responding appropriately.
Because I’m a damn good basketball
player and I’ve never done nothing
Patient interactive but avoids eye to
Giving broad openings wrong in my life before, and and uh,
eye contact and moves a lot.
so I think I can make the Olympic
team.
Because I’m in good shape and and
Seeking clarification uh I got Olympic abilities I know I Patient is responding appropriately.
have.
Olympic basketball skills I know I got
Olympic basketball skills. I’m better Patient is responding appropriately
Seeking clarification than Oscar Robertson
and started to laugh nervously.
Nothing I’d be ashamed of, see. Like
nothing I’d be ashamed of like if I did
Seeking clarification something wrong that I’d be ashamed Patient is feeling agitated.
I think It’d be hard for me to join the
Olympic team, don’t you believe?

What do you think about all those
fights you’ve gotten into ever since
you were in seventh grade.
So, what happened when you were
Asking relevant information
17?
Why?
I lost my train of thought um, do you
have any plans for the future?
Oh, that was just (The patient is
smiling and then laugh) elementary
you know, I mean that’s just, that’s
nothing big I mean that’s just hassles
between elementary kids I mean
Presenting Reality Patient feels anxious
what’s that I mean maybe I got a swat
here in there for punching a kid in the
face or something (embarrassed
laugh) that’s nothing big all right let’s
go on
what happened when I was 17
(thinking) I was committed to a
mental institution (Laughing hard) it Patient feels anxious.
was a bomber ( trying to laugh hard) I
amaze myself sometimes
I guess It’s my personality, I don’t
Seeking clarification know (confused) I’m something else Patient is responsive.
aren’t I? All right let’s go on.
Well I also been thinking about
becoming a free agent and see what
bobby leonard thought. What kind of
skills he thought I had seen he’s the
Indiana pacers coach, see um, see I’m
a free agent now and and really that’s
Giving broad openings being a nobody nobody’s looked at Patient is responding appropriately.
me yet Leonard hasn’t, nobody has I
was going to have my dad get in
contact with Leonard and if it’s
possibility that he could do it because
I’m a damn good basketball player
and I should be on a professional.
 have you played basketball in the
past?
In school were you on the high school
Asking relevant information
team?
So, you didn’t play varsity?
How were you feeling when you were
playing basketball that night, how
would you describe it?
what the best feeling in the world?
You can walk around.
Were you feeling more self-confident
than usual?
Asking relevant information Yes, I played basketball all my life
Patient is interactive.
Yes, um, I was on the seventh grade
team, maybe the eight ninth or tenth. Patient is responsive.
I don’t know it’s been so.
No, I didn’t play varsity (Laughing) I
Seeking clarification. dropped out I see like I got married Patient is responsive.
when I was 16 or 17
I was feeling great, fantastic, super.
Giving broad openings He was like the best feeling in the
Patient is feeling euphoric.
world or next to the best feeling in
the world
I don’t think you want to know. all
right. I’m getting a little bit cramped. Patient is feeling euphoric and
Asking relevant question
making nervous laughs.
All right, I’ll walk around. I’ll check
Making observation Patient is cooperative.
out the books
Oh heck yes, (amazed) like when I
was on that basketball court, I felt
like I could do anything anybody
Seeking clarification Patient is feeling euphoric.
wanted me to do, except for
something ridiculous like like
shooting a half-court shot