In this assignment, the task is to research and select one client from the Being a Health Professional Horizon committee. After doing so, the National Competency Standards for Registered Nurses must be read and taken into consideration regarding therapeutic relationships. In the healthcare industry “therapeutic” means alliance and relationships mean strictly professional between the client and healthcare worker (International Affairs & Best Practice Guidelines, 2002). Building an alliance with a client is referred to a relationship with respect of each other’s quality’s, interests and background (e.g. religions, culture, interests) (International Academic Nursing Alliance, IANA, 2009). The aim of this assignment is to then establish, recognise
