9. When interviewing the family of a client who is suffering from alcoholism, the communication technique used by the nurse is called circular questioning. The advantage of this technique is that it
a. examines relationships.
b. aids the nurse in establishing a diagnosis.
c. focuses on the equilibrium of the family system.
d. helps the nurse gain specific information.
ANS: C
Circular questions focus on family interrelationships and the impact of a serious health alteration on individual family members and the equilibrium of the family system. The nurse uses information the family provides as the basis for additional questions. A technique used to examine relationships is called ecomap. Circular questioning assists the nurse in developing interventions, not diagnoses. Circular questioning helps the nurse gain multidimensional, not specific, information.
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