A novice nurse caring for patients with mental illness wants to use empathy as a therapeutic tool. How is empathy used as a therapeutic tool for nurses?
1. To validate the nurse's expertise
2. To validate the nurse's perceptions
3. To validate the nurse-patient relationship
4. To validate the experiences of the patient
Answer: 4
Explanation: Empathy has components of both perception and interaction; it is more than a quality or characteristic, it is also a communication tool that validates the experience of the patient. Empathy does not validate the nurse's expertise or perceptions, nor does it validate the nurse-patient relationship.
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