The nurse initiating a therapeutic relationship with a client ...

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The nurse initiating a therapeutic relationship with a client should explain the purpose, which is to:
 
  A) Alleviate stressors in life
  B) Become stabilized on medications
  C) Establish relationships
  D) Facilitate a positive change

Question 2

The nurse is counseling a family whose child has autism. When describing this condition, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
 
  A) Connection to ineffective parental practices
  B) Detection after the child enters school
  C) Onset before child is 2.5 years old
  D) Girls are more frequently affected than boys

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Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback: The client who has unmet or unsatisfactorily met needs seeks to make changes; the nurse facilitates this desire to change. The focus of the therapeutic relationship is on the needs of the client, not the nurse.

Answer to Question 2

C

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Excellent

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TYSM