Author Question: A student nurse tells the instructor I don't feel as though I'm helping my assigned client. I don't ... (Read 57 times)

PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A student nurse tells the instructor I don't feel as though I'm helping my assigned client. I don't
have the opportunity to engage him in formal counseling sessions. I only spend time with him as he
has time between appointments..

The best reply for the instructor would be
a. It is appropriate for beginners to progress slowly and develop skills..
b. It's all new to you. By the end of your second week on the unit you will find you
feel more helpful..
c. I'm sorry you're feeling disappointed. Have you considered whether your goals
for the experience were realistic?
d. In informal contacts your psychosocial communication skills help him feel
listened to and supported. You provide feedback and encourage use of adaptive
coping skills..

Question 2

The client remarks My husband and I get along just fine. We usually agree on everything.. As the
client speaks her foot is moving continuously and she twirls a button on her blouse.

What
assessment can the nurse make? The client's communication is
a. clear.
b. explicit.
c. inadequate.
d. mixed.

ally · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Nurses should be aware that informal contacts are often as significant as formal contacts because
they occur during natural activities of daily and social living and are therefore based on reality.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Mixed messages involve the transmission of conflicting or incongruent messages by the speaker.
The client's verbal message that all was well in the relationship was modified by the nonverbal
behaviors denoting anxiety. Data are not present to support the choice of the verbal message being
clear, explicit, or inadequate.