The nurse recognizes that a client's sense of personal control is most therapeutically impacted when:
1. The client attends a self-help/support group
2. The nurse encourages the client to make menu selections
3. The client views a video on the use of a personal glucose monitor
4. The nurse provides instructions on a patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) pump
ANS: 4
Personal control over the situation contributes to emotional comfort. Pain control is a very basic need, and by providing the client with the power to control that pain, the need has been thera-peutic. The remaining options contribute to personal control but not on the same elemental level as pain control.
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