The nurse is implementing validation therapy with an elderly male client to assist him in resolving old conflicts and making peace with himself. Which is one of the techniques used?
a. Sympathy
b. Empathy
c. Helping the client write a paragraph about his life
d. Contacting old acquaintances for their interpretation of the client's life
B
Empathy and several other interventions constitute validation therapy. The other options are not used in validation therapy.
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