Editing Mental Health and Psychosocial Nursing (section)

=== Test-Taking Application ===
On both licensure exams, the best therapeutic response usually:
# Stays with the client's feeling rather than the content of the story.
# Is open-ended and invites the client to continue.
# Does not reassure, advise, judge, or redirect.
# Is honest, including when the honest statement is "I do not share that experience."

Exception: when the stem contains a physical safety issue, an airway or hemodynamic problem, a suicidal plan with means, or escalating violence, safety outranks exploration. Answer the safety need first.