A nurse is contemplating the use of self-disclosure. The expected outcome of this strategy is that the patient will:
a. be informed about expected behaviors
b. express previously withheld feelings
c. foster a mutually supportive relationship with the nurse
d. recognize that the nurse can empathize through shared experiences
ANS: B
Self-disclosure should serve one or more of the following purposes: to model and educate; to build the therapeutic alliance; to provide concrete reflection that encourages reality testing. The nurse does not use self-disclosure foster a interdependent relationship that in any way gives support to the nurse. Empathy does not rely upon shared experiences.
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