Exam 5: Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication

Which therapeutic communication technique is being used in the following nurse-client interaction? Client: "My father spanked me often." Nurse: "Your father was a harsh disciplinarian."

The term _______ implies special feelings on the part of both the client and the nurse, based on acceptance, warmth, friendliness, common interest, a sense of trust, and a nonjudgmental attitude.

A client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder related to a rape is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for evaluation and medication stabilization. Which therapeutic communication technique might a nurse use that is an example of "broad openings"?

Which is an example of offering a "general lead" when interviewing a newly admitted psychiatric client?

______ refers to a nurse's behavioral and emotional response to a client. These responses may be related to unresolved feelings toward significant others from the nurse's past.

The nurse is caring for a client who lost a child in a car accident. The client states she does not want to go on living. Which nursing statement conveys empathy for the client?

A nurse says to a client, "Things will look better tomorrow after a good night's sleep." This is an example of which communication technique?

Which type of touch is described as functional-professional?

The nurse has just met a new client and is beginning to get to know to the client. Which would be the priority nursing action during this phase of the nurse-client relationship?

Which of the following characteristics should be included in a therapeutic nurse-client relationship? (Select all that apply.)

Which client statement would a nurse identify as a typical response to stress most often experienced in the working phase of the nurse-client relationship?

An instructor is correcting a nursing student's clinical worksheet. Which instructor statement is the best example of effective feedback?

The nurse is building a therapeutic relationship with a client. During their interaction, the nurse feels the individual is not always honest or open during their interactions. Which characteristic would a nurse identify as missing?

Which is the most essential task for a nurse to accomplish prior to forming a therapeutic relationship with a client?

Which client action would a nurse expect during the working phase of the nurse-client relationship?

Which therapeutic communication technique is being used in the following nurse-client interaction? Client: "When I am anxious, the only thing that calms me down is alcohol." Nurse: "Other than drinking, what alternatives have you explored to decrease anxiety?"

A mother rescues two of her four children from a house fire. The other two children die in the house fire. In an emergency department, she cries, "I should have gone back in to get them. I should have died, not them." What is the nurse's best response?

On which task would a nurse place highest priority during the working phase of relationship development?

The nurse is caring for an older male client who states, "You remind me so much of my late wife." During subsequent encounters with the client, he expresses overwhelming feelings of affection toward the nurse and states "I don't know what I would do if you weren't my nurse. No one cares for me like you do." How should the nurse respond?

A client exhibiting dependent behaviors says, "Do you think I should move out of my parents' house and get a job?" Which nursing response is most appropriate?