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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED 2019 EXAM CORRECT QUESTONS AND ANSWERS A GRADE
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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED 2019 EXAM CORRECT QUESTONS AND ANSWERS A GRADE A patient with a diagnosis of major depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died! I'v... e always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." Which response demonstrates therapeutic communication? A "You have everything to live for." B "Why do you see yourself as a failure?" C "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed." D. "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?" D Responding to the feelings expressed by a patient is an effective therapeutic communication technique. The correct option is an example of the use of restating. The remaining options block communication because they minimize the patient's experience and do not facilitate exploration of the patient's expressed feelings. In addition, use of the word "why" is nontherapeutic. When the community health nurse visits a patient at home, the patient states, "I haven't slept the last couple of nights." Which response by the nurse illustrates a therapeutic communication response to this patient. [Show More]
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