The nurse is utilizing the technique of motivational interviewing to instruct a client on ways to limit alcohol intake. Which of the following are techniques used when implementing motivational interviewing? (Select all that apply.)
1. Express empathy
2. Develop discrepancy
3. Avoid arguing
4. Roll with resistance
5. Support self-efficacy
6. Contract for goal achievement
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Motivational interviewing has five specific techniques: 1) expressing empathy, 2) developing discrepancy, 3) avoiding argument, 4) rolling with resistance, and 5) supporting self-efficacy. Contracting for goal achievement is not a technique of motivational interviewing.
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1. "Your baby may be smaller than average at birth." 2. "Your baby will probably be larger than average at birth." 3. "As long as you control your blood sugar, your baby will not be affected at all." 4. "Your baby might have high blood sugar for several days."
If a reviewer is asking "To what populations can the findings be generalized?", which phase of the research critique is represented?
a. Analysis b. Comparison c. Comprehension d. Evaluation
A nurse has conducted a parenting skills class at a local community center. The members of the parenting class summarize the skills that they have learned
Two members express sadness over the group's end, and two others become angry at each other over a missing notepad and pen. The nurse understands that these actions would be most likely to occur during which phase of group process? A) Initial/orientation B) Middle/working C) Middle/motivated D) Final/termination
Laboratory testing of an 80-year-old patient who is well-known to the clinic nurse indicates that his liver function has been gradually decreasing over the last several years
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