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
The daughter of a patient with dementia says, "Some days I wish it would just end for both of us. I hate myself for thinking that."
The daughter of a patient with dementia says, "Some days I wish it would just end for both of us. I hate myself for thinking that."
Which reply is most therapeutic?
