As the nurse plans approaches to use during the orientation stage of the nurse-client relationship, which therapeutic communication technique will be most useful?
1. Minimizing the problem
2. Offering advice
3. Offering approval
4. Offering self
ANS: 4
Offering self involves the nurse making himself or herself available to the client and demonstrat-ing interest and concern. This is the only therapeutic technique listed. The other options are ex-amples of strategies that hinder therapeutic communication.
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