When a patient denies any problems related to addiction, what is the nurse's most therapeutic response?
a. "What do you call this hospitalization?"
b. "How can anybody help you if you don't see a problem?"
c. "Would your family agree that you have no problems?"
d. "Can you think of any time your behavior created an unpleasant situation in your life?"
ANS: D
When the patient denies that his behavior is problematic, the nurse should ask the patient to recount incidences when the behavior had unpleasant consequences.
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