The nurse is collecting data on a client diagnosed with mild depression. The client says to the nurse, "I haven't had an appetite at all for the last few weeks." Which of the following responses by the nurse would be best?
1. "The last few weeks?"
2. "You haven't had an appetite at all?"
3. "When the medication begins to work, you will begin to feel better."
4. "Think about everything that you have been through. It will take time for your appetite to improve."
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Rationale: The therapeutic communication technique is restatement. Although it is a technique that has a prompting component to it, it repeats the client's major theme, which helps the nurse obtain a more specific perception of the problem from the client. "When the medication begins to work, you will begin to feel better." and "Think about everything that you have been through. It will take time for your appetite to improve." block the communication process. "The last few weeks?" focuses on the number of weeks that the lack of appetite has been present, rather than the specific problem.
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