What is the best action for the nurse to implement to effectively listen therapeutically to a patient?
a. Concentrate on the patient and not think of responses to the patient while he or she is speaking.
b. Determine the cause of the patient's prob-lem while the patient is speaking.
c. Ask the patient why he thinks he feels the way he does.
d. Tell the patient that you have had similar experiences.
A
To listen therapeutically, the nurse needs to concentrate on the patient and refrain from making up responses to the patient while he is speaking.
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