The expected outcome of conducting a periodic self-evaluation of one's own responses to clients is:
1. Maintaining distance from the client's problems
2. Recognizing the nurse's need for therapy
3. Recognizing the problems and strengths
4. Maintaining professional boundaries
ANS: 3
Self-evaluation of responses to clients will reveal whether the nurse is responding with objectivity versus subjectivity, acceptance or rejection, calmly or with anger, with sympathy or anxiety, etc. 1. The goal is not to maintain distance for client problems, but to remain objective about them. 2. This is not an expected outcome of such a review. 4. The purpose of a self-evaluation is to recog-nize the nurse's responses, not to maintain boundaries.
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