The nurse is performing an initial assessment on an alcoholic patient. Which of the following actions by the nurse would best ensure honest answers?
a. Not asking personal questions
b. Having a nonjudgmental attitude
c. Including the family
d. Promising the patient not to tell anyone
ANS: B
Maintaining a nonjudgmental attitude may reassure the patient and allow him to be more honest in his responses to the admission assessment.
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