Because the psychosocial assessment includes many more personal aspects of the client's history, the most significant variable that may affect the quality and usefulness of the collected data is the
a. nurse's ability to establish a therapeutic relationship.
b. nurse's difficulty in differentiating normal from abnormal.
c. reluctance of most clients to share information with health care providers.
d. value the client places on the health interview.
A
The client must feel comfortable to share some of the information assessed in the psychosocial portion; therefore the nurse's ability to establish a therapeutic relationship is the major element in securing accurate data.
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