A client asks what the goal of assertive skills training is and what benefit he will get from it. What is the most appropriate nursing response?
A) It helps clients explain themselves and their lifecycle events and assists them in resolving problems.
B) It gives reliable, expert information so that clients may correct faulty behaviors.
C) It clarifies misconceptions and misperceptions that have caused clients to distort reality.
D) It improves communication skills in order to improve interpersonal relationships.
Question 2
A psychiatric nurse is caring for an adult client. The client was placed in foster care when he was 4 years old and lived with several different families and was often neglected until he was finally adopted at age 7 .
The client tells the nurse, I don't deserve to be loved. I've never been good enough According to Erikson's theory of personality development, which crisis has not been adequately resolved?
A) Trust versus mistrust
B) Initiative versus guilt
C) Intimacy versus isolation
D) Ego integrity versus despair
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