A nurse caring for a child is concerned about remaining therapeutic when working with a child with anger management issues. Which of the following must the nurse avoid in order to remain therapeutic?
1. Examining personal feelings about the child
2. Reflecting back on a situation
3. Projecting his/her feelings onto the child
4. Sharing his/her concerns with peers and colleagues
3
Rationale: Projecting is an ego defense mechanism whereby one places the undesirable behavior onto another. Projecting personal feelings onto the child who feels or acts in ways the nurse might have felt or acted affects the nurse's ability to respond to the child's actual therapeutic needs. The other choices are acceptable behaviors.
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