Chapter 8 post test Mental Health
The nurse is finding it difficult to provide structure and set limits for a client. The nurse should self-evaluate for which characteristic of a dysfunctional nurse-patient relationship?
Boundary blurring
A client states "That nurse never seems comfortable being with me." The nurse can be described as
not seeming genuine to the client
What is the primary difference between a social and a therapeutic relationship?
Type of responsibility involved
The outcome of the nurse's expressions of sympathy instead of empathy toward the client often leads to which outcome?
Decreased client communication
A client tells the nurse "I really feel close to you. You are like the friend I never had." The nurse can assess this statement as indicating the client may be experiencing which unconscious emotion?
Positive transference
