Supporting a client by holding onto her elbow while accompanying ...

[saliriagwu]

Supporting a client by holding onto her elbow while accompanying her as she ambulates around the nursing unit is considered social touching and so would typically:
 
  1. Be considered nonthreatening by the client
  2. Not require the client's permission
  3. Be viewed as therapeutic by the nurse
  4. Not be needed unless the client was ataxic

Question 2

The nurse sits on a chair alongside a client's bed to discuss the postoperative nursing care the cli-ent will receive. The therapeutic outcome of sitting beside the client is that:
 
  1. The nurse-client relationship will be strengthened
  2. The client will feel less threatened by the nurse's presence
  3. The nurse can appear more relaxed during the conversation
  4. The nurse and client will be equal participants in the conversation

[tuate]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
A person's hands, arms, shoulders, and back are considered social zones and typically do not cause a client emotional discomfort if touched, and so permission to do so is not generally re-quired. Nurses frequently move into clients' personal space because of the nature of caregiving. You need to convey confidence, gentleness, and respect for privacy, especially when your ac-tions require intimate contact or involve a client's vulnerable zone. The remaining options do not necessarily deal with a client's social touching zone.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Looking down on a person establishes authority, whereas interacting at the same eye level indi-cates equality in the relationship. While the remaining options may be correct in some situations, the primary benefit of the nurse sitting is to convey to the client that both are equal contributors to the conversation.

[saliriagwu]

Excellent

[phuda]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it