The husband of a patient with Graves' disease confides that he is frustrated with his wife's emotional outbursts and wide mood swings. The nurse's most helpful response would be:
a. "I know what you mean! She can be quite a handful!"
b. "Her antithyroid drugs will smooth the behavior out in a few weeks."
c. "I'm afraid this behavior will continue. How are you coping with it now?"
d. "If I were you, I'd tell her how you feel."
B
Reassurance that the signs and symptoms will improve with medication is helpful. Responses of "she can be quite a handful," "I'm afraid this behavior will continue," and "I'd tell her how you feel" are inaccurate and nontherapeutic communication.
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