Which nursing action best supports maintenance of a therapeutic environment?
a. Creating therapeutic relationships with patients
b. Providing purposeful structured activities
c. Maintaining patient records and care plans
d. Administering medication
A
A therapeutic environment requires nurses to be active and willing to engage in therapeutic relationships with patients. These relationships support patients' development of coping and problem-solving skills. Maintaining records, administering medications, and providing activities are important in the therapeutic environment, but to a lesser extent than meaningful nurse–patient interactions.
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