Author Question: A client tells the nurse that her husband is an alcoholic and hasn't worked for the past 3 months. ... (Read 50 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client tells the nurse that her husband is an alcoholic and hasn't worked for the past 3 months. The nurse's most appropriate response would be:

a. You should go to Al-Anon meetings.
b. You sound worried. I think you should talk to the chaplain.
c. I'm really sorry to hear that.
d. What have you tried before to cope with this problem?

Question 2

Which statement by the nurse is likely to elicit more information about the client's feelings about an event?

a. Tell me more.
b. Why do you feel that way?
c. Are you upset?
d. Don't be upset about that.