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A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for clotting and bleeding disorder. Assessment data include the client reports worst headache of life with neck stiffness. Which nurse response best supports psychosocial integrity?

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Changing the subject when the client expresses fear.Therapeutic presence, active listening, validation, and suicide or violence screening when indicated.False reassurance that nothing is wrong.Promising outcomes that cannot be guaranteed.

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B. Therapeutic presence, active listening, validation, and suicide or violence screening when indicated.

Why

Psychosocial integrity items reward therapeutic communication and appropriate safety screening, not avoidance or false promises.

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A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for clotting and bleeding disorder. Assessment data include the client reports worst headache of life with neck stiffness. Which nurse response best supports psychosocial integrity?

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