Which of the following is an example of clarifying a client's verbal response?
1. "Are you saying you feel the medicine is helping you?"
2. "See, the medicine does work."
3. "I knew it would work; it just takes time."
4. "Everything seems to work out eventually."
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Rationale: Asking if the client thinks the medicine is helping is an example of clarifying, which is therapeutic. "I knew it would work; it just takes time" and "Everything seems to work out eventually" are examples of making stereotypical comments and do not provide the client with a sense that the nurse was listening. "See, the medicine does work" communicates a lack of trust and is not therapeutic.
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