The nurse communicates with a client who has a cognitive deficit. Which nursing response is best to enhance the client's self-esteem?
1. "Who is going to perform the routine grocery shopping?"
2. "You have managed your medications very well today.".
3. "Your family handles cooking and cleaning duties now.".
4. "The medication schedule is on the mirror to remind you.".
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2. The nurse provides encouragement and positive reinforcement with positive feed-back about the medications.
1. Asking the client to find someone to perform shopping implies that the client is incapable of doing so and is unlikely to boost self-esteem.
3. The nurse delegates household duties for the client without prior client consulta-tion. This implies the client is not capable of the duties and the client is not worthy or capable of making the decision or having an opinion in the matter.
4. To provide encouragement, the nurse can state that the schedule is on the mirror without adding a comment about forgetting.
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