A client who is scheduled for an ileostomy surgery says to the nurse, "I'm afraid I won't be able to look at that stoma." Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
A) "That's something you don't have to think about now."
B) "I'll make sure there is a familiar nurse here with you the first time."
C) "It's okay, everybody feels this anxious about this."
D) "Don't worry, I'm sure that you will be able to do this just fine."
B
Feedback:
Telling the client that a familiar nurse will be with him the first time provides the client with reassurance that he will not be alone and will have the support of a familiar person to answer questions and provide comfort and support. Telling the client not to worry about it now, that everybody feels anxious, and that he'll do just fine discounts the client's feelings and is not therapeutic.
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