One of your assigned clients speaks about family members, indicating that the members are highly educated with advanced doctorate and medical degrees. The client states, "I can never measure up to them." The nurse's BEST reply would be:
a. "You are just as smart as your family."
b. "Maybe you are just more sensitive than they are."
c. "What are some of the things that you have accomplished?"
d. "What would someone have to do to measure up?"
D
The best reply by the nurse would be to ask, "What would someone have to do to measure up?" The nurse would be using the therapeutic communication technique of focusing. Focusing is when the nurse directs the conversation to focus on a topic of particular importance to the client. Here, the nurse asks questions about one theme that has emerged during the interaction with the client.
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