The nurse is caring for a patient who recently found a new religion. A family member tells the nurse that the family is concerned because the patient has difficulty maintaining relationships because of the patient's beliefs. What is the nurse's best response?

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1. Toxic faith occurs when an individual's beliefs interfere with his or her health and relationships with others. The nurse would not assess for the presence of delusions, as this patient is not demonstrating delusional thoughts. The nurse will not ask the patient about the family member's concerns or to explain his or her beliefs to the family member, because these do not promote a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.

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