In the working stage of the nurse-client relationship, the nurse tells a client, "I have a list of shel-ters for battered women and their children for you, so you can consider which one you might use in a crisis." This technique can be identified as:
1. Stating observations
2. Encouraging comparisons
3. Providing information
4. Setting limits
ANS: 3
The nurse is providing information by giving the client a list. Providing information offers data that will help the client in setting goals and developing a plan of action. No other techniques are described in the scenario.
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