The Nurse Shows an Understanding of an Essential Purpose of Therapeutic

Multiple Choice

The nurse shows an understanding of an essential purpose of therapeutic communication when (select all that apply) :

A) Asking the patient, "How did it make you feel when your son died?"
B) Encouraging the patient to assume responsibility for the problems he or she has
C) Attentively listening as the patient describes the reasons he or she is seeking help
D) Providing the patient with feedback regarding how he or she is implementing stress relief techniques
E) Sharing with the patient the details of several extremely stressful personal events and how they were managed