The nurse is caring for a 39-year-old client who has experienced a mild brain attack (stroke). The client is recently widowed, is very active physically, and has two young sons. The client says to the nurse, "I don't know what my sons will do if anything permanent happens to me. We have no other relatives, even on my late wife's side." Which of the following nursing responses would be therapeutic?
A. "You seem to be feeling very troubled."
B. "You are working to get better, but you're worrying about things that aren't going to happen."
C. "You seem to be feeling very powerless right now, yet you're getting better, so why worry about what won't happen?"
D. "I am troubled that you are worried over the worst possible things that could happen rather than worrying about the efforts needed to strengthen your family situation."
Ans: A. "You seem to be feeling very troubled."
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