A nurse assesses an elderly patient who was found wandering and confused. The nurse feels sad and reflects, "She's like my grandmother…so helpless." Which term best applies to the nurse's response?
a. Rapport
b. Transference
c. Countertransference
d. Defensive coping reaction
C
Countertransference is the nurse's response to a patient that is based on the nurse's unconscious needs, conflicts, problems, or view of the world.
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