A female client discusses her feelings of jealousy regarding the relationship between her mother and her daughter. The nurse responds in a nontherapeutic way by making a statement that is defensive and challenging
Which statement is the best example of a defensive and challenging nontherapeutic response? a. "Tell me more about the feelings you have regarding their relationship."
b. "I think that you should tell them how you feel."
c. "Let's not talk about that right now."
d. "Don't you think that you should be thankful that your daughter has a good relationship with her grandmother?"
D
Defensive, challenging statements such as this one will block communication with the client because she will feel that she needs to respond defensively and answer to the nurse for her feelings. The therapeutic communication response that includes a broad opening statement is used when the nurse asks the client to tell more about her feelings. When the nurse tells the client that she should tell the mother and daughter how she feels, it describes giving advice. The nurse uses the nontherapeutic technique of belittling the client when the nurse states that the client's feelings are childish.
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