A nurse is contemplating use of self-disclosure. The expected outcome of this strategy is that the:
1. Client will be informed about expected behaviors
2. Client will express previously withheld feelings
3. Client's dependence will be fostered
4. Nurse is allowed to ventilate feelings
ANS: 2
Self-disclosure should serve one or more of the following purposes: to model and educate; to build the therapeutic alliance; to validate reality; to foster client autonomy. Expressing previously withheld feelings fosters autonomy. 1. The nurse does not use self-disclosure to inform clients about how to behave. 3. The goal will be to foster independence. 4. Therapeutic relationships fo-cus on the client, not the nurse.
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