Conditions Essential to the Development of a Therapeutic Relationship

Question 1

implies special feelings on the part of both client and the nurse based on acceptance, warmth, friendliness, common interest, a sense of trust, and a nonjudgmental attitude.

Answer 1

Rapport

Question 2

to trust another, one must feel confidence in that person’s presence, reliability, integrity, veracity, and sincere desire to provide assistance when requested.

Answer 2

Trust

Question 3

Nursing Interventions that would promote TRUST.

Answer 3

-Providing a blanket when the client is cold.
-Providing food when the client is hungry.
-Keeping promises.
-Being honest (e.g., “I don’t know the answer to your question, but I’ll try to find out”) and then following through.

Question 4

is to believe in the dignity and worth of the individual regardless of his or her unacceptable behavior.

Answer 4

Respect

Question 5

Rogers (1951) called respect as ________ ________ __________

Answer 5

unconditional positive regard

Question 6

refers the nurse’s ability to be open, honest, and “real” in interactions with the client. When one is genuine, there is congruence between what is felt and what is being expressed (Raskin & Rogers, 2005).

Answer 6

Genuineness

Question 7

is the ability to see beyond outward behavior and to understand the situation from the client’s point of view.

Answer 7

Empathy

Question 8

True or False

Difference between Empathy and Sympathy

The major difference is that with sympathy the nurse accurately “perceives and understands” what the client is feeling and encourages the client to explore these feelings.

Answer 8

False

The major difference is that with empathy the nurse accurately “perceives and understands” what the client is feeling and encourages the client to explore these feelings.

Question 9

True or False

Shuster (2000) states that empathy means that you remain emotionally separate from the other person, even though you can clearly see the patient’s viewpoint.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False

According to Shuster (2000) empathy implies taking on the other needs and problems as if they were your own, and becoming emotionally involved to the point of losing your objectivity.

Answer 10

False

According to Shuster (2000), sympathy implies taking on the other needs and problems as if they were your own and becoming emotionally involved to the point of losing your objectivity.

Question 11

True or False

“To empathize rather than sympathize, you must show feeling but not get caught up in feelings or overly identify with the patient’s and family’s concerns.” - Shuster (2000)

Answer 11

True

Question 12

______________ common phenomena that often arise during the course of a therapeutic relationship.

Answer 12

Transference and countertransference

Question 13

occurs when the client unconsciously displaces (or “transfers”) to the nurse feelings formed toward a person from his or her past (Sadock & Sadock, 2003).

Answer 13

Transference

Question 14

refers to the nurse’s behavioral and emotional response to the client.

Answer 14

Countertransference