A client yells, "Take this mess away from here. How could anyone eat this food? What kind of place are you running here?" The nurse uses skills of assertiveness to promote change that is focused on
a. feelings.
b. attitudes.
c. behaviors.
d. motivations.
ANS: C
Undesired behaviors, not feelings, attitudes, and motivations, are the focus for change. Feelings, attitudes, and motivations are not the focus for change.
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