The nurse would evaluate the plan of care for a paraphilic client as having been effective if the client:
1. Willfully withdrew from the program
2. Asked to include his wife in the treatment program
3. Acknowledged that he has a sexual disorder
4. Requested an antianxiety medication to help him cope
ANS: 3
Identification of the problem by the client is essential to successful treatment. 1. Willfully ending treatment is hardly evidence of successful treatment. 2. Wanting his wife to be included in the program is a way of shifting attention from the self. 4. This request has nothing to do with evalu-ation of treatment effectiveness.
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