A nurse remarks to a peer that "All the literature tells nurses that relationships are facilitated by
consistency. I wish someone would give me some concrete examples.".
Examples the nurse could
cite include (more than one answer may be correct)
A. having the same nurse care for a client on a daily basis.
B. providing a schedule of client activities daily.
C. setting a time for regular sessions with the client.
D. encouraging the client to share initial impressions of staff.
ANS:
A, B, C
Rationale: Consistency implies predictability. Options A, B, and C help a client predict what will
happen during each day and develop a greater degree of security and comfort. Encouraging a client
to share initial impressions of staff has nothing to do with consistency and would not be considered a
therapeutic intervention.
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