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Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse who lived with a chronically depressed grandmother finds it difficult to work with de-pressed clients. She remarks, I've always thought that depressed people could change their moods if they would just try. The problem can be identified as:

1. Lack of self-knowledge
2. Unresolved family issues
3. Lack of motivation to help others
4. Lack of control over one's own life and emotions

Question 2

As the nurse plans approaches to use during the orientation stage of the nurse-client relationship, which therapeutic communication technique will be most useful?

1. Minimizing the problem
2. Offering advice
3. Offering approval
4. Offering self

Brummell1998 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Only when the nurse understands personal family issues and can separate them from client issues, can the nurse be truly helpful to the client. The other options are not relevant to the situation de-scribed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
Offering self involves the nurse making himself or herself available to the client and demonstrat-ing interest and concern. This is the only therapeutic technique listed. The other options are ex-amples of strategies that hinder therapeutic communication.