How this exercise works
Choose the response that best supports the patient therapeutically — open-ended, nonjudgmental, and within LPN scope. Avoid giving false reassurance or taking over.
Fundamental concept
Responses that validate feelings, encourage expression, and maintain boundaries without false reassurance or nurse-centered advice.
Read: Therapeutic Communication Techniques →Scenario
A patient with chronic back pain says, "No one believes how bad this hurts. I'm tired of fighting for help."
A patient with chronic back pain says, "No one believes how bad this hurts. I'm tired of fighting for help."
Select the most therapeutic response.
