The nurse is assisting the client onto the examination table. The ...

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The nurse is assisting the client onto the examination table. The nurse states, take your time but is looking at her watch and appears annoyed. Which professional characteristic in the nurse-client relationship does this nurse lack?
 
  1. Positive regard.
  2. Empathy.
  3. Genuineness.
  4. Concreteness.

Question 2

While conducting the health history the nurse states,
 
  I need this information to plan dietary changes that will benefit your type 1 diabetes mellitus. This statement is an example of which professional characteristic in establishing a nurse-client relationship?
  1. Positive regard.
  2. Empathy.
  3. Genuineness.
  4. Concreteness.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
The nurse who tells a client to take your time during the interview, but constantly looks at the clock, gives a mixed or incongruent message and lacks genuineness. The nurse is not exhibiting a lack of positive regard, empathy, or concreteness in this situation.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
This statement is an example of concreteness. For the nurse, concreteness means speaking to the client in specific terms rather than in vague generalities. The statement does not reflect positive regard, empathy, or genuineness.