I\ ll sit here with you for a while. would it help you to talk about it?-rationale: in this response, the nurse is engaging in active listening, a therapeutic communication technique that promotes interactions focused on the clients feelings and concerns. addressing the clients feelings validates her as a person and helps establish trust. sedating the client would delay dealing with her feelings. telling the client not to worry and suggesting that the client should have had surgery sooner are nontherapeutic responses that would prevent the nurse from helping the client recognize and deal with her feelings.client needs category: psychosocial integrityclient needs subcategory: nonecognitive level: applicationreference: craven, r.f., and hirnle, c.j. fundamentals of nursing: human health and function, 5th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2007, p. 376.
