During the termination phase of the nurse-patient relationship with a dependent patient, the nurse evaluates the effectiveness of coping techniques learned by:
a. Role playing with the patient in order to practice being assertive
b. Asking the patient to define the difference between being assertive and being ag-gressive.
c. Discussing how her father effectively used both assertiveness and aggressiveness to control her
d. Asking, "When you used assertiveness to deal with your father during his visit, how did it work?"
ANS: D
Evaluation is a task of the termination phase. Asking such a question encourages patients to evaluate actions and look at the outcomes of behaviors. Role playing to practice the tech-nique, defining the relevant terms, and discussing the effects of the father's behavior would occur during the working phase of the relationship and does not encourage evaluation of the newly learned skills.
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