During the Termination Phase of the Nurse-Patient Relationship with a Dependent

Multiple Choice

During the termination phase of the nurse-patient relationship with a dependent patient,the nurse evaluates the effectiveness of coping techniques learned by:

A) Role playing with the patient in order to practice being assertive
B) Asking the patient to define the difference between being assertive and being aggressive.
C) Discussing how her father effectively used both assertiveness and aggressiveness to control her
D) Asking, "When you used assertiveness to deal with your father during his visit, how did it work?"