Exam 5: The Nurse-Patient Relationship

A 6-year-old who is brought to the Public Health Clinic Building to receive immunizations for the beginning of school would be properly classified for service as a:

If the nurse communicates in an open,honest,and nonjudgmental manner,this approach is characteristic of:

The nurse is changing an abdominal dressing on a disoriented 89-year-old man,when he grabs the nurse's breast with both hands and pulls it toward his mouth,muttering something about "Mary" (his wife).The best therapeutic response is:

The newly admitted resident to a long-term care facility tells the nurse that he misses his dog.The most therapeutic response by the nurse would be:

The LPN/LVN finds a young man tearfully staring out the window.He says,"I've been in this hospital 23 days out of the last 50.I've lost a lot of pay." To encourage further communication,the nurse's best response would be:

The nurse,as a unique person,brings to each practice-patient relationship qualities such as knowledge,experiences,strengths,and weaknesses.The inclusive term used to describe this phenomenon is: