A hospice nurse routinely uses Therapeutic Touch to promote comfort. A current client demonstrates anxiety when this intervention is offered. What is the nurse's best response?
a. Provide pain medication to manage the client's comfort and pain.
b. Continue with the intervention because it has worked with other clients.
c. Search for alternative interventions to better meet the client's needs.
d. Share research that supports Therapeutic Touch with the client.
C
Evidence-based practice integrates best evidence with the clinician's experience and client pre-ferences. If a client is not receptive to an intervention, the best nursing response is to search for an alternative evidence-based intervention that is congruent with the client's preferences.
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