The nurse is planning care for a client who has been withdrawn and isolated for the last three days. Which action will best demonstrate the nurse's empathy for this client?
1. Encourage the client's attendance and participation in groups.
2. Focus on the client's strengths to enhance self-esteem.
3. Explore the client's feelings of anger related to powerlessness.
4. Approach the client regularly and spend time with the client.
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Rationale: The nurse who acknowledges and focuses on being with a withdrawn client demonstrates a willingness to understand the experience of the client on his or her terms. Focusing on the client's strengths conveys respect and hope. Exploring feelings related to powerlessness makes the assumption that the nurse already knows the client's inner experience. Encouraging attendance and participation in groups does not respond to the client's feelings or experience.
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1. Whispering when discussing clients in the elevator. 2. Placing flow sheets on the client's bed. 3. Not posting clients' names where they can be viewed by visitors. 4. Sharing passwords with floating nurses.
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A. Assess the client's rate, rhythm, and depth of respiration. B. Measure the client's pulse and blood pressure. C. Document the findings as the only action. D. Notify the physician.
The model of consultation that is likely to be effective when problems are simple and the client needs specific expert information is the:
1. Doctor-patient model 2. Process model 3. Purchase of expertise model 4. Content model
Identify the expected outcome associated with each treatment C.J. is receiving
What will be an ideal response?