The nurse is assigned to provide motivational interviewing with a patient who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which style of motivational interviewing does the nurse apply with this patient?

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The nurse will apply a guiding style of interviewing with this patient. Guiding is a coaching, evoking, exploring style that works best when the patient is in the midst of defining goals, dealing with ambivalence, and creating small action plans. There is no specific style identified as affirming with motivational interviewing. The directive style is a teaching, telling style that would be most appropriate in risky health situations or those in which the patient has little capacity to act, such as a terminal illness. The following style is a more passive affirming and encouraging style that is best used when the patient is in the mastery phase of self-care.

The Nurse Is Assigned to Provide Motivational Interviewing with a Patient