The nurse suspects that a client has a problem with the action dimension of immediacy when she states,"You can't tell people very much about yourself; it gives them too much power over you." The nurse responds:

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Immediacy involves focusing on the current interaction of the nurse and the patient in the relationship.In this situation the client is focusing on past issues of trust and the nurse correctly identifies a reasonable reaction to the client's need to trust the nurse.The remaining options do not deal with the immediate need for trust on the part of the client.

The Nurse Suspects That a Client Has a Problem with the Action