Exam 10: Therapeutic Relationships

A novice nurse tells a mentor, "I want to convey to my patients that I am interested in them and that I want to listen to what they have to say." Which behaviours will be helpful in meeting the nurse's goal? Select all that apply.

Which remark by a patient indicates passage from orientation to the working phase of a nurse-patient relationship?

As a nurse escorts a patient being discharged after treatment for major depression, the patient gives the nurse a necklace with a heart pendant and says, "Thank you for helping mend my broken heart." Which is the nurse's best response?

Which statement shows a nurse has empathy for a patient who made a suicide attempt?

A community mental health nurse has worked with a patient for 3 years but is moving out of the city and terminates the relationship. When a novice nurse begins work with this patient, what is the starting point for the relationship?

At what point in the nurse-patient relationship should a nurse plan to first address termination?

After several therapeutic encounters with a patient who recently attempted suicide, which occurrence should cause the nurse to consider the possibility of counter-transference?

Which issues should a nurse address during the first interview with a patient with a psychiatric disorder?

Termination of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship has been successful when the nurse does which of the following?

A nurse wants to enhance growth of a patient by showing positive regard. The nurse's action most likely to help achieve this goal is which of the following?