When comparing social interactions with therapeutic interactions, the nurse understands that therapeutic interactions do what?

A) Are personal and intimate
B) Involve doing favors for others
C) Encourage personal goal setting
D) Create constructive dependencies


Ans: C
Therapeutic interactions are designed specifically to encourage the client to engage in personal goal setting. The other options are all inappropriate activities for the nurse–client relationship.

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