While Helping Patients with Values Clarification and Care Decisions, the Nurse

question 17

Multiple Choice

While helping patients with values clarification and care decisions, the nurse should complete which action?

• A) Convince the patient to do what the nurse believes is best.
• B) Give advice about what the nurse would do.
• C) Tell the patient what the right thing to do is.
• D) Provide information so the patient can make informed decisions.

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Definitions:

Acknowledging Agency

Recognizing and validating an individual’s capacity to make choices and take actions independently.

Mental Health Interventions

Strategies or treatments designed to address various mental health issues, aiming to improve emotional, psychological, and psychiatric well-being.

Helper's Goals

Objectives set by a therapist or counselor aimed at supporting a client's path towards mental wellness and achieving specific outcomes in therapy.

Cultural Adaptation

The process by which individuals modify their behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs to align with those of a new culture or social environment.