Question

scenario: a pmhnp suspects that a patient is not being truthful about their substance use. what is the best approach?

• confront the patient directly about the dishonesty
• build rapport and create a non - judgmental environment to encourage honesty
• report the patient to authorities
• ignore the suspicion and continue treatment

Explanation:

In mental health and patient care (related to Psychology and Medicine/Health subfields), a non - judgmental, rapport - building approach is best to encourage honesty. Direct confrontation may make the patient defensive, reporting is not appropriate here (as it's about getting truthful info for treatment), and ignoring is unhelpful. So the best approach is to build rapport and create a non - judgmental environment.

Answer:

B. Build rapport and create a non - judgmental environment to encourage honesty