Posted: September 30th, 2017

A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia for the presence of hallucinations. Which therapeutic communication technique used by the nurse is an example of making observations?

A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia for the presence of hallucinations. Which therapeutic communication technique used by the nurse is an example of making observations?

A. “You appear to be talking to someone I do not see.”
B. “Please describe what you are seeing.”
C. “Why do you continually look in the corner of this room?”
D. “If you hum a tune, the voices may not be so distracting.”