A client states, "I am an obese, compulsive person." The nurse demonstrates how to conduct a perceptual check when stating which of the following?
a. "Can you tell me more about this?"
b. "Is it difficult for you to be this way?"
c. "I wouldn't worry about being very neat."
d. "It is okay to be this way; you are not hurting anyone."
ANS: A
Frequent perceptual checks and active listening are helpful interventions. When combined with well–thought-out inferences about the meaning of client behaviors, they enhance the quality of decision making in the nurse-client relationship. Checking in with clients allows the nurse to use perceptual data in a conscious, deliberate way to facilitate the relationship process. "Is it difficult for you to be this way?" allows for only a "yes" or "no" answer and does not actively engage the client in conversation. "I wouldn't worry about being very neat" does not encourage an active conversation. "It is okay to be this way; you are not hurting anyone" does not encourage an active conversation.
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