The nurse is collecting data concerning the client's chief complaint. The client reports having attempted to manage the illness using herbs. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most therapeutic?
1. "What herbs have been used to manage your condition?"
2. "Does your healthcare provider know about your herbal remedies?"
3. "Don't you realize your recovery may have been impeded by these herbal preparations?"
4. "When was the last dosage of the herbal remedies taken?"
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Rationale 1: The comprehensive assessment of health requires the nurses to obtain as much information as possible. The nurse will need to determine the herbs in use to ensure there are not adverse interactions between the treatments that may be ordered by the healthcare provider.
Rationale 2: Asking about the healthcare provider's knowledge of the remedies and the implications made concerning the potential damage caused by the herbs are presented in closed questions. Further, they may imply to clients that they have engaged in wrongdoing.
Rationale 3: Asking about the healthcare provider's knowledge of the remedies and the implications made concerning the potential damage caused by the herbs are presented in closed questions. Further, they may imply clients that they have engaged in wrongdoing.
Rationale 4: The last dosage of the herbal remedies may be beneficial; however, it is not the most therapeutic question to be asked.
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