A patient tells a nurse, "The others won't give me my pain meds early, but you are more understanding, you know what it's like to be in pain, and you don't want to see your patients suffer
Could you find a way to get me my pill now? I won't tell anyone.". Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic? a. "I'm not comfortable doing that," then ignore subsequent requests for early meds.
b. "I'll have to check with your doctor about that; I will get back to you after I do.".
c. "It would be unsafe to give the medicine early; none of us will do that.".
d. "I understand that you have pain, but giving medicine too soon would not be safe.".
D
Empathetic mirroring, wherein the nurse reflects back to the patient an understanding of the patient's distress or situation in a neutral manner that does not judge it, helps elicit a more positive response to the limit that is being set. The other options would not be nontherapeutic, but they lack the empathetic mirroring component that tends to elicit a more positive response from the patient.
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