As the Client and Nurse Move from the Orientation Stage

question 8

Multiple Choice

As the client and nurse move from the orientation stage to the working stage of the therapeutic relationship,which is the nurse's most therapeutic statement?

• A) "I want to assure you that I will maintain your confidentiality."
• B) "A long-term goal for someone your age would be to develop better job skills."
• C) "Which identified problems would you like for us to initially address?"
• D) "I think first we need to focus on your relationship issues."

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements through the control of skeletal muscles.

Endocrine System

A network of glands in the body that produce hormones, which regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood, among other things.

Bug Crawling

The sensation or perception of insects moving over one's skin, often without any physical cause.

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.