Question

question 21. a nurse attends to a patient diagnosed with alzheimers disease. the patient says to the nurse, can you get me some water? the nurse replies, im not sure i understand what you mean by water. did you mean water?. the patient snaps, yes! water. thats what i meant. the nurse replies, i understand. my mother had difficulty getting some of her words out also. which therapeutic communication technique is the nurse using with this patient? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct. clarifying confrontation summarizing self - disclosure sharing hope

Explanation:

Clarifying is used when a nurse needs to seek more information to understand the patient's meaning. The patient with Alzheimer's is having communication - difficulties, and the nurse is trying to figure out what the patient means by asking for water. Confrontation is used when there is a need to point out discrepancies. Summarizing is used to sum up key points. Self - disclosure is sharing personal information. Sharing hope is providing positive outlooks. In this case, the nurse's question is aimed at understanding the patient better, which is clarifying.

Answer:

Clarifying