During the daily nursing assessment, a client begins to cry and states
that the majority of family and friends have stopped calling and
visiting. What action should the nurse take?
A) Listen and show interest as the client expresses these feelings.
B) Reinforce that this behavior means they were not true friends.
C) Ask the healthcare provider for a psychiatric consult.
D) Continue with the assessment and tell the client not to worry.
A) Listen and show interest as the client expresses these feelings
When a client begins to cry and express feelings, a therapeutic nursing
intervention is to listen and show interest as the client expresses
feelings (A). (B) is not therapeutic option and the nurse does not know
that the majority of family and friends have stopped calling and
visiting. What action should the nurse take?
A) Listen and show interest as the client expresses these feelings.
B) Reinforce that this behavior means they were not true friends.
C) Ask the healthcare provider for a psychiatric consult.
D) Continue with the assessment and tell the client not to worry.
A) Listen and show interest as the client expresses these feelings
When a client begins to cry and express feelings, a therapeutic nursing
intervention is to listen and show interest as the client expresses
feelings (A). (B) is not therapeutic option and the nurse does not know
