Executive skills are used at all stages of the family interview. The nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with end-stage liver disease. The nurse invites the client's family to a meeting to discuss the client's plan of care. What skill is demonstrated in this scenario?

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A.This is incorrect. Although the scenario describes the engagement stage, perceptual and conceptual skills include the nurse's ability to make relevant observations that give meaning to the family as a whole.
B.This is incorrect. The assessment stage occurs as the family tells their story. Perceptual and conceptual skills include the nurse's ability to make relevant observations that give meaning to the family as a whole.
C.This is incorrect. Although the scenario describes the executive skills the nurse is using, the assessment stage occurs as the family tells their story.
D.This is correct. The nurse uses executive skills to elicit responses from family members during the engagement stage.

Executive Skills Are Used at All Stages of the Family