A novice nurse states, "Psychiatric nursing can't be very difficult. After all, I believe in showing care and in mutual exchange with my friends."
The experienced nurse's understanding of the difference between a social and a therapeutic relationship is primarily based on the: a. kind of information given.
b. amount of emotion invested.
c. degree of satisfaction obtained.
d. type of responsibility involved.
D
Social and therapeutic relationships both involve the giving of information, emotional investment, and personal satisfaction. These aspects all have differences, but they are minor in comparison with the difference in responsibility that exists between social and therapeutic relationships. In the therapeutic relationship the nurse has both ethical and legal responsibilities to the patient; these responsibilities do not exist in the social relationship.
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