A New Nurse Is Discouraged Because a Patient with Whom

Multiple Choice

A new nurse is discouraged because a patient with whom she has been working for four months recently refused to continue group therapy. The nurse tells her supervisor that she doubts the patient will ever have an effective recovery. What is an appropriate response from her supervisor?

A) "Recovery is probably unlikely for this patient."
B) "The patient is experiencing a setback, not an end to recovery."
C) "The patient should be told that group therapy is her only route to recovery."
D) "The patient should be punished for her refusal to participate."