The nurse is planning care for a patient. Which therapeutic approach should the nurse use to demonstrate personal awareness?
1. Use of self
2. Use of empathy
3. Use of open-ended questions
4. Use of therapeutic communication
1. Use of self
Explanation:
The use of self is the use of the personality in full awareness when providing patient care. It is this use of self as a therapeutic tool that allows the nurse to constantly be aware of personal influences and to objectively assess and provide care for the patient. While therapeutic communication, empathy, and open-ended questions are appropriate interventions, these do not describe the nurse's ability to use the personality in full awareness in order to plan and implement appropriate nursing interventions.
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