A nursing student is conscientious in her efforts to cultivate empathy with clients. Which characteristic is associated with empathy?
A) Maintaining emotional distance in order to conserve emotional energy
B) Experiencing the same emotions that clients and clients experience
C) Providing evidence-based solutions to the problems of others
D) Teaching clients and clients how to effectively distract themselves from their issues and problems
Ans: A
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To empathize is to be able to intellectually (not emotionally) identify with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another person. The nursing student should understand and respect what a person is experiencing without experiencing it herself. Being empathic helps the nurse conserve emotional energy so that the nurse can be of help to herself and to her family and others who depend on her. Empathy is not simply problem solving or teaching distraction techniques.
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