A staff nurse felt anger about the poor care an elderly client received at a long-term care facility. The nurse probably used what technique to identify this anger?
a. Time blocking
b. Value clarification
c. Goal setting
d. Feeling pause
ANS: D
One should take time to identify a feeling, label it, distinguish between thinking and feeling, and accept the feeling for what it is rather than talking oneself into what it should be.
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