A client is trying to explore and solve a problem. Which nursing statement would be an example of verbalizing the implied?
A. "You seem to be motivated to change your behavior."
B. "How will these changes affect your family relationships?"
C. "Why don't you make a list of the behaviors you need to change."
D. "The team recommends that you make only one behavioral change at a time."
A
This is an example of the therapeutic communication technique of verbalizing the implied. Verbalizing the implied puts into words what the client has only implied or said indirectly.
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