Exam 2: The Client-Nurse Relationship: a Helping Relationship

The community health nurse is listening to a client talk about a personal problem.Which of these actions by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse cares for a client who is scheduled for a breast biopsy.Which is the main purpose of the client-nurse relationship?

The nurse cares for a client with abdominal pain who is scheduled for exploratory surgery.Which statement(s),if made by the nurse,indicates that the client's rights in the helping relationship have been violated? Select all that apply.

The nurse cares for a patient who has just been diagnosed with lung cancer.Which statement by the nurse is therapeutic?

While admitting a patient to the medical unit,the nurse should take which action?

The nurse cares for a patient who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and does not consistently follow the dietary restrictions and exercise recommendations.The patient takes a daily oral hypoglycemic agent as prescribed.Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is performing a well-child assessment on a 15-month-old child.The child's mother and father are present.Which action by the nurse will best determine the health beliefs and values of the parents?

The home care nurse visits a mother and her newborn two days after discharge from the hospital.The mother states,"My baby cries all the time.I must not be a very good mother." Which response by the nurse is nontherapeutic?

The nurse cares for a female patient who is trying to gain understanding of her life and her diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer.Which approach by the nurse would best meet this patient's needs?