A patient tells the nurse, "I don't think I will ever get out of here." Select the nurse's most therapeutic response.
A) "Don't talk that way. Of course you will leave here."
B) "Keep up the good work and you certainly will."
C) "You don't think you're making progress?"
D) "Everyone feels that way sometimes."

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By asking if the patient does not believe that progress has been made, the nurse is reflecting by putting into words what the patient is hinting. By making communication more explicit, issues are easier to identify and resolve. The remaining options are nontherapeutic techniques. Telling the patient not to "talk that way" is disapproving. Saying that everyone feels that way at times minimizes feelings. Telling the patient that good work will always result in success is falsely reassuring.

A Patient Tells the Nurse, "I Don't Think I Will