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itsmyluck

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Which statement by a nurse may underrate a patient's feelings and belittle the patient's concerns?
 
  a. You appear tense.
  b. I'm not sure I follow you.
  c. Everything will be all right.
  d. I notice you are biting your lip.

Question 2

To assist them with their grief experiences, many health care facilities offer caregivers who work with dying clients
 
  1. extra income.
  2. support groups .
  3. time off from work.
  4. peer evaluation groups.


juicepod

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Everything will be all right offers false reassurance. This is a nontherapeutic technique and suggests a patient's views and feelings are not being taken seriously. The other options use therapeutic techniques.

Answer to Question 2

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Many health care facilities offer support groups for caregivers who work with dying clients to help them work with their own grief experiences.


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