When discussing a depressed client's response to treatment, a ...

[jparksx]

When discussing a depressed client's response to treatment, a nurse's colleague has made a comment attributing the client's closely guarded behavior during treatment to the fact that he is a man.
 
  Which of the following facts should underlie the nurse's response to the colleague?
 
  A) It is sexist to allude to a relationship between gender and communication.
  B) Research has demonstrated no appreciable gender-based differences in communication.
  C) Men tend to misinterpret their feelings and responses to communication.
  D) Men often disclose less information to caregivers than women do.

Question 2

A client tells the mental health nurse that she is taking a sewing class to cope with her son's move to another state. The use of this adaptive coping skill is an example of which condition essential to the therapeutic relationship?
 
  A) Client self-exploration
  B) Self-disclosure
  C) Empathy
  D) Respect

[pallen55]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Generalized communication differences exist among genders. For example, in health care settings, women verbally disclose more information about themselves than men do.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
When client self-exploration occurs, the nurse encourages the client to learn positive adaptive or coping skills. Self-disclosure, empathy, and respect are also conditions essential for a therapeutic relationship to occur, according to Rogers (1961).

[jparksx]

Correct answers!

[pallen55]

Great! Please up vote