During the assessment, the family nurse therapist inquires about weaknesses regarding learning the client may have

Question

The client becomes defensive and states, "You sure are nosy!" Smiling, the nurse states, "I don't mean to seem nosy, but I must ask these questions to develop a plan that will work for you." The nurse's therapeutic response is an attempt to ascertain: Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. How the client interacts with family members.
2. Anecdotes from family and friends.
3. The psychiatrist's progress notes.
4. Specific factors that have interfered with the success of a goal.

Answer 1

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Rationale: Evaluating the client weaknesses with regard to learning and making changes will help the nurse discover what other situations requiring behavioral change the client has mastered, and what specific personal or social strengths the client employed in implementing the change. It is helpful to know what the client attempted to change without success, and the specific factors that interfered with the success, of that goal. The questions may result in knowledge of the client's interaction with family members. The questions to the client would not elicit anecdotes from family or friends, or the psychiatrist's progress notes.