A psychiatric-mental health nurse is learning about effective ways to clarify patient's responses. What is the best example of clarifying a patient's verbal response?

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4. Asking if the patient thinks the medicine is helping is an example of clarifying, which is therapeutic. "See, the medicine does work" communicates a lack of trust and is not therapeutic. "I knew it would work for you; it just takes time" and "Everything seems to work out eventually" are examples of making stereotypical comments and do not provide the patient with a sense that the nurse is listening.

A Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Is Learning About Effective Ways to Clarify