6 Nursing Interventions for Social Isolation

Nursing Diagnosis : Social Isolation

General Purpose: Clients can interact with other people.

Specific Purpose I: Clients can build a trusting relationship

Intervention:

• Give a therapeutic greeting
• Introduce the name, nickname of the nurse, and the purpose of introducing yourself
• Ask and call the client's favorite name
• Show honest attitude and keep promises every time you interact
• Ask the client's feelings and problems faced by the client
• Make clear contact interactions.

Specific Purpose II: The client can mention the cause of withdrawal

Intervention:

• Assess client's knowledge of self-withdrawal behavior
• Give the client an opportunity to express feelings that cause the client does not want to socialize.
• Give praise to the client's ability to express his feelings.

Specific Purpose III: Clients can mention the advantages of interacting with others and the disadvantages of interacting with others

Intervention:

• Assess client knowledge about the benefits of having friends
• Give clients the opportunity to interact with others
• Discuss with clients about the benefits of interacting with others
• Give praise for the ability to express feelings about the benefits of interacting with others
• Assess client's knowledge of interacting with others

Specific Purpose IV: Clients can carry out social interactions in stages.

Intervention:

• Assessing the ability of clients to build relationships with others
• Demonstrate ways to connect or interact with others
• Encourage clients to interact with others
• Give praise to the client for the success that has been achieved
• Help clients evaluate the benefits of social relationships
• Discuss daily schedules can be done with clients in filling time, i.e. interacting with others

Specific Purpose V: Clients can express their feelings after interacting with others.

Intervention:

• Encouraging clients to express their feelings when interacting with others
• Discuss with clients about their feelings after interacting with others
• Give praise for the client's ability to express the feeling of the benefits of interacting with others.

Specific Purpose VI: Clients can use a support system or family.

Intervention:

• Cultivate a relationship of mutual trust with family Discuss about:
• Self-withdrawal behavior
• Causes of withdrawal behavior
• The consequences that occur when the behavior of withdrawal is not responded to
• The way families deal with withdrawal behavior
• Encourage family members to provide support to clients in communicating with others.

Psychosocial Aspects and Mental Status of Social Isolation

Source : Windi Astuti