Multiple Choice
The therapeutic communication technique of suggesting is appropriate to use when it:
A) meets the patient's unmet dependency needs.
B) shifts responsibility from the patient to the health care professional.
C) is used during the working stage to present alternative coping strategies.
D) is used early in the nurse-patient relationship to provide sound, everyday advice.
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