The nurse is reviewing information collected during a patient assessment. Which question should the nurse ask to clarify one of the patient's responses?
1. "See, the medicine does work."
2. "Everything seems to work out eventually."
3. "I knew it would work for you; it just takes time."
4. "Are you saying you feel the medicine is helping you?"
4. "Are you saying you feel the medicine is helping you?"
Explanation:
Asking if the patient thinks the medicine is helping is an example of clarifying, which is therapeutic. "See, the medicine does work" communicates a lack of trust and is not therapeutic. "I knew it would work for you; it just takes time" and "Everything seems to work out eventually" are examples of stereotyping and do not provide the patient with a sense that the nurse is listening.
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