A woman and her son fight constantly since the son started using drugs.The son tells his mother that his drug use is none of her business.Which of the following responses by the community health nurse would be most appropriate?

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Increasing understanding and promoting problem solving are desirable interventions.Finding fault would not be of therapeutic value.Educating the mother about ways to change her son's behavior would likely be less effective than increasing the son's insight and motivation.The need for family therapy would be dependent on the degree of dysfunction.In this case,although the mother's response to the son's drug abuse is dysfunctional (as is his response),no other data indicate pervasive dysfunction,so the need for family therapy is not established.

A Woman and Her Son Fight Constantly Since the Son