The nurse tells a peer, "I feel really uncomfortable with the client and I find myself wanting to avoid
both informal contacts on the unit and scheduled sessions.".
Without supervision, evidence suggests
that the outcome of this relationship will be
a. growing interest and mutuality.
b. mutual withdrawal.
c. positive regard.
d. trust.
ANS: B
A nurse's negative preconceived ideas about a client and negative feelings toward the client usually
result in frustration and mutual withdrawal. Supervision would cause the nurse to explore the origins
of the feelings and make changes as necessary. The other options suggest positive outcomes, which
rarely occur in the face of negative feelings on the part of the nurse.
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