The nurse has determined that a client with a bipolar disorder has a nursing diagnosis of hopelessness. Which of the following therapeutic communication skills should the nurse use?
A)
Encourage the client to engage in a social activity.
B)
Arrange for the client to go on a group outing to the mall.
C)
Ask the client how she has overcome obstacles in the past.
D)
Sit quietly with the client and hold her hand.
C
Explanation:
A)
Encouraging clients to identify some coping strategies and strengths help them to see they have survived difficulties in the past. Options A and B are interventions, not communication skills. Sitting with the client can be therapeutic, but doesn't offer specific, in dealing with the hopelessness.
B)
Encouraging clients to identify some coping strategies and strengths help them to see they have survived difficulties in the past. Options A and B are interventions, not communication skills. Sitting with the client can be therapeutic, but doesn't offer specific, in dealing with the hopelessness.
C)
Encouraging clients to identify some coping strategies and strengths help them to see they have survived difficulties in the past. Options A and B are interventions, not communication skills. Sitting with the client can be therapeutic, but doesn't offer specific, in dealing with the hopelessness.
D)
Encouraging clients to identify some coping strategies and strengths help them to see they have survived difficulties in the past. Options A and B are interventions, not communication skills. Sitting with the client can be therapeutic, but doesn't offer specific, in dealing with the hopelessness.
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