A nurse is working with adolescent clients. Which of the following describes therapeutic ap-proaches that would be appropriate for the nurse to use when working with this population? (Se-lect all that apply.)
a. Creating a caring and understanding at-mosphere
b. Using neutral words in eliciting symptoms
c. Insisting that teens use appropriate termi-nology when expressing their concerns
d. Paying attention to what the teen verbal-izes and fails to verbalize
e. Encouraging the teen to talk to the school guidance counselor about problems
ANS: A, B, D
Creating a caring and understanding atmosphere, using neutral words to elicit symptoms, and paying attention to what the teen verbalizes and fails to verbalize are appropriate therapeutic ap-proaches. The nurse can offer more appropriate terms for the client to use once trust is estab-lished. The nurse should listen to the teen first before referring the client to someone else.
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