Which of these statements by the nurse reflect the best use of a therapeutic interaction?

Which nursing intervention has priority when assisting a patient who has been transported to the hospital admissions unit by police for wandering barefoot and naked on the street in freezing weather?

A patient asks, “What is the major difference between conventional health care and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)?” The nurse’s best reply is that conventional health care:

Brief excursions across professional boundaries that may be inadvertent, thoughtless or even purposeful if done to meet a specific therapeutic care need are known as:

A charge nurse is discussing characteristics of the nurse-patient relationship with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)

After a 2 week stay in the hospital for a psychiatric disorder, a client returns to the community and finds a job. The client then stops coming to the clinic for medication. When asked to explain, the client states “I was never mentally ill in the first place and was just going thru a difficult time for a while”. The clients’ statement is an example of:

A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of the nurse-patient relationship. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The patient is admitted to the behavioral health unit with a diagnosis of schizophrenia tells the nurse that she does not wish to see her husband if he visits. The nurse tells the patient’s husband that:

A patient cries as the nurse explores the patient relationship with a deceased parent. The patient says, “I shouldn’t be crying like this. It happened a long time ago. ‘Which response by the nurse will facilitate communication?

A nurse is establishing boundaries with a patient who is coming to a community mental health center for treatment. Which of the following would be appropriate to do during the orientation phase? Select all that apply: