The psychiatrist asks the nurse to perform a procedure that she is not familiar with and the nurse is unsure whether this is something within the scope of practice.

Where can the nurse find the answer to this question?

These patients may require adaptive communication techniques to help them communicate effectively with their healthcare providers. For example, a patient with dysphasia may benefit from the use of visual aids or gestures to help them understand and express themselves. A patient who is deaf may require the use of sign language or other forms of non-verbal communication. A patient who is blind may benefit from the use of tactile or auditory aids to help them communicate.

While patients who have schizophrenia (b) or are elderly (c) may also have communication challenges, these conditions do not necessarily require the use of adaptive communication techniques. It is important for healthcare providers to assess each patient’s individual needs and to provide appropriate support and accommodations to help them communicate effectively.

Trust is an essential component of a therapeutic relationship between a healthcare provider and a patient. By promising to return and re-assess the client's pain in a timely manner, the nurse is demonstrating reliability and follow-through, which can help to build trust between the nurse and the client.

Option c is therefore the correct answer.

Sympathy refers to feeling sorry for someone's situation or emotions.

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

Closure refers to the process of ending a therapeutic relationship in a way that is satisfactory for both the patient and the healthcare provider. None of these options accurately describes the aspect of the therapeutic relationship that the nurse is developing in this scenario.